Only a fool does not fear actors, but you can't beat them, and if you can't beat them, join them, as they say. As I've got older I've become very interested in that part of the work.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I know what actors fear, what they like; I know how to get things out of them and I listen to them better, since I've been there.
There are some things that as an actor scare you, and if you can capture that fear on screen, it will be interesting.
I fear other actors who are not prepared. And I fear directors who are afraid.
A lot of film directors are quite scared of actors. They are a bit of a nightmare sometimes, but I like them. It looks like cunning, but you try to get extra things from them all the time, by stealth, by making them feel confident, so they trust you and you can push a bit.
Actors go inside the heads of other people and are not afraid of the complicated places you can find yourself.
I love actors that are brave, that are courageous. And courage to me is not the absence of fear, it's the presence of fear, and they go to places that really scare them, because as an audience, that's where you feel danger.
I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different hats; to be a good guy, a bad guy, a victim, an abuser. There are all kinds of people in the world, and playing them is what acting is all about.
I'm a fool for a good role in a creative piece where there are really such talented writers and wonderful actors.
I'm scared of actors with a scheme.
I don't work with fear, and I don't work with actors that are fearful.