When you're playing a supporting character, you don't really have a lot of control of the quality of the film.
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When you're actually making the film, you're constantly battling to maintain its integrity.
Supporting characters add depth to a story, and great actors leave their imprint with the audience.
I think ultimately audience members like to see someone controlling the quality of a film. A lot of films you see are made by committees and studios and producers.
If you're playing a lead, you're shaping the movie. When you're playing a supporting role, you've got only a moment to make it count.
You may not quite understand the cinematic tricks that go behind the making of a film, but as long as you feel it, I think that's the important thing.
The movie industry is very competitive, and if you're like me and you suffer from your own insecurities about whether or not you're any good, that can be troubling.
The way the films look will never entertain an audience alone. It has to be in the service of a good story with great characters.
I have learned from my experiences in this industry that there is absolutely no way to control people's opinions on your performance in your movie. You go out there, promote your film and hope people like the work you did.
Each performance and each film is what it is. It's right and belongs within that moment. You look at it and try to make it fit your particular part of your character and your particular film.
When it comes to films, people often don't differentiate between the message of a bad central character and the message of the film itself. They are two separate things.
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