For me, the more talented the actor is that I'm working with, the easier my job is because the circumstances of a scene are easier to believe when the people around you are in the moment just as much as you are.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The amount of effort and energy that goes into being an actor is something that I can't compare to anything else.
As a filmmaker I find it much more rewarding to work with actors who are classically trained. It's about the work and only the work.
Actors always think that others are getting more work than them. In my case, they usually are.
So many actors get caught up in their technique, and to be honest, I see it really getting in the way. I see them forcing things. I definitely do my best work when I'm free of that. But I think as an actor, I work really hard in preparing the roles.
Anytime you get to work with an actor who is beyond you in experience and talent, I feel like they make you a better actor. You really bring up your game.
I think part of the fun of being an actor is getting to work with different directors and seeing their take on it, what they're passionate about. They all have different ideas about your character.
I would say that maybe directors who act as well are easier with actors. I'm not saying that all directors have this, but sometimes you'll come across a director who sort of looks at an actor a bit like a kind of untrained horse that's been let out of the stable, like they might buck him.
One of the things I find about acting is that the less the audience knows about the actor, the more they're able to believe in him in the role.
The caliber of actors I'm getting to work with and learn from on a daily basis is phenomenal for me as a developing actor.
I work through the actors, and the more successful I am, the less my work is apparent.