I didn't train in directing; I talk to actors the way I talk to anybody.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The majority of directors I've worked with didn't know how to talk to actors.
I learned so much about being an actor by being a director. More than I ever thought I would.
A lot of times, directors don't know how to speak to actors, or writers don't know how to communicate.
As far as working with actors, I feel very comfortable working in that aspect of directing.
Working with actors really depends on the actor. Most of the directors I've worked with don't really know how to speak to actors, actually; some of the best directors don't.
When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become a director.
I was a director and dialogue and acting coach.
And I taught acting for years, and without knowing it that was the real thing that started bending me toward directing.
Being an actor started me writing, and that led to directing.
I approach directing from an actor's standpoint.