When you get to work with people like Ian McKellen or directors like Peter Jackson, you sit and watch.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It's great to work with people who are jobbing actors at different stages of their career, and learning from them, and getting over being star-struck by somebody like Ian McKellen because he has such a long prestigious history in the business, but then seeing how he works on the camera; you never stop learning.
Peter Jackson is a wonderful man. He's a great director. He's found his niche in life.
Working with and collaborating with and for Peter Jackson was an incredible experience because he is such a phenomenal filmmaker.
It is hard sometimes to see how other actors are working when you are working with them.
The thing about working with Peter Jackson is that, at the end of the day, he is a passionate artist.
As an actor there are times when you're sitting around and wishing you were working, so you've got to just take it when it comes.
As a director, I also get to sit and watch actors and learn from them in a way that I don't get to do when I'm just acting.
Gotta watch out for directors.
As an actor, you never know where the work's going to come, so you have to be flexible about it.
As an actor, you're in the hands of producers and directors. It's important to find out who you're working with.
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