When I can see things through the lens of the director, it's like being able to see the whole puzzle - it's not just about my role, but the whole script.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If I am looking at my work as an actor after having directed, I'm able to look at things in a much more technical way. There's no question about that.
The kindest thing a director can do is look with open eyes at everything.
Ultimately, as a director, you try and tell people where to look, but unlike film or television, where you force them to look at something, you can't control it completely.
I think a director can make a play happen before your eyes so that you are part of it and it is part of you. If you can get it right, there's no mystery. It's not about mystery. It's not even mysterious. It's about our lives.
I've worked with some of the great cinematographers. So I'm always watching what they do and I'm watching how the director composes his shots, just because I find it interesting as an actor; you're trying to help them out as well.
Every year or so, I try to do something; it keeps me refreshed as to what's going on in front of the lens, and I understand what the actor is going through.
It is awkward to see a director on the screen.
As a director, we work ridiculously hard on every detail, and we do everything to the billionth degree, and mostly people notice nothing.
Sometimes you see things in a script, and it doesn't necessarily mean the director sees the same things. And if you think you're going to be making a different film, then that's not gonna work.
I choose movies, I never choose roles. I look at the script. I look at the director. I look at the other actors - and then the role.