For years, I was often afraid to speak up when I didn't fully understand a script. I'd tie myself in knots.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When you read a script, you get a feeling from it.
Once, I had so many scripts coming to me that I could hardly read them all.
Personally, I'm a little more confident when I have a script.
I envision the script as a story in my mind, memorize the entire thing and have it play out. It helps me figure out where my character needs to go.
I just have a belief that when there is a rare script out there that speaks to you, you have to stick with it. You have to.
A different script calls for different things. It always takes me a long time to get to know the part, and know the logic behind the words. I have to be with the script for quite a long time before things start to fall into place, before they become part of the character.
I feel like if you feel good about a script, and you feel confident about your ability to direct and just capture it right, it's all just, really, really in your favor there.
I very rarely read a script that I don't feel I want to change a lot.
If I feel like it's a well-written script and if it speaks to me, it's something I want to do. I usually rely on my instincts when it comes to a script.
If I'm not afraid when I'm reading a script, that means I know I've done it before. If I read something and think, Wow, I can't play this part, then I want to play it more.