I try to tell my story as simply as possible, with the camera at eye level.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I approach film no differently than I approach a role. I want to make sure the movie is right, the characters are right, I can really bring something to it as a visionary, a storyteller. It's great to point a camera, but can you tell a story?
For me, being in front of a camera is a matter of practicing and refining your art. I think, if you're telling a story worth telling, it's worth investing the time into developing.
I tell stories. That's what I do. I've always told stories.
I also know what looks good before the camera, how to move the camera, and how to get a story on the screen.
If you want somebody to tell you a story, one of the most easiest and effective ways is if you're telling them a story.
I think from an early age I was aware of how a camera can tell a story, how a movie camera can affect how the narrative is told.
I loved being asked 2,000 questions a day, storyboarding every move, knowing as though by instinct exactly where the camera had to be, because it was my story.
I just kind of do my thing with sort of tunnel vision for the story and my role and how it fits together.
Don't forget - no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that you have to tell.
I know how to tell a story to a thousand people. Sometimes I don't know how to tell a story to a piece of tape on a wall and a camera.