I think that the actors that I work with feel safer with me. Because they know I understand what they go through and I don't see them as chess pieces.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When you work as an actor, you've got to feel safe even in what appears to be the simplest things.
Actors are smart. They have to feel safe enough to fall and to get back up. My job is to make sure they don't get hurt.
I like to create an atmosphere where actors feel safe enough to take risks.
When you're acting, you're escaping and hiding behind something. It's cliched to say, but there's a safety there.
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.
As an actor you appreciate the security of a job. But I don't ever want to get too comfortable.
What's really important is the people, first of all. I like working with people who are kind, above all else. I don't really want to work with someone who will manipulate me. The idea that you must treat actors a certain way in order to get a performance out of them kind of disturbs me, and it's disregarding what we do. Our job is to do our job.
I love actors, and I'm very protective of them. I trust them. It's a mutual trust.
It's different when you're an actor and playing a part, but when it's just you, you feel immensely vulnerable have strangers prodding and prying.
I don't like the actors to work together beforehand. I trust my intuition, and I like when the actors are the same.