Directing was a great experience, but it's terrifying to have the responsibility of carving up the other actors' performances.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't know what directing actors is all about apart from just casting well and then shaping their performances a bit, you know.
Directing was a natural thing for me. Actually, it was far less stressful directing than being the lead actor. I was able to have my input in all aspects of it.
Directing is much more satisfying to me than acting.
Directing talent is very nebulous. You know, it's not in front of you like an actor's performance.
The directing is something that is incredibly satisfying to me and challenging to me because it's asking me to draw on everything I've been able to absorb over all these years of acting and having all this set experience.
I've done a little directing, but I love acting more.
Having a director who is also an actor makes for that very relaxed way of working and it's empowering.
Directing is a lot of fun, but you have to be on your toes every minute. If you zone out for even a second, you'll miss something and things will get screwed up. And here's a little secret that I'm going to let out of the bag: That is not the case with acting.
My experience has been that actors always want to be directed.
As far as working with actors, I feel very comfortable working in that aspect of directing.