Acting in 'Command & Conquer 3' called for me to interact with the player and to look directly into the camera, which is a big no no when filming for TV or film.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
That was the beginning of modern acting for me. You don't have to tell a camera everything. It gets bored if you do and wants to look elsewhere.
As an actor, the first thing you're taught is, 'Don't look into the camera; ignore it.'
I was doing well in TV as a freelance cameraman, but it wasn't the direction I wanted to go in. I directed videos and tried to put something cinematic in every one. Dialogue, action sequences, helicopter, Steadicam.
I never studied directing and I never really thought about doing it, and then I just found myself in that situation and tried it. I like to be observing everything else, and I get self-conscious in front of the camera.
There are times when you're working with film people when you have to say, 'If the camera were on you, what you're doing would be perfect'.
The camera is the slave to the actor.
I don't like acting; not in front of the camera.
I never had the desire to get in front of the camera. It never occurred to me! I always thought I'd be a theater actor.
I learnt a lot about how to negotiate the camera: everyone had told me an actor doesn't really need to do anything on screen, but I realised that wasn't true. If you do nothing, it's boring.
I play a role in front of the cameras, just like in the movies.