I never really think of acting and directing as being separate; they are just different expressions of the same thing.
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Directing is much more satisfying to me than acting.
Acting is the work of two people - it's only possible when you have the complicity, the help, even the manipulation of a director.
I always direct the same film. I cannot distinguish one from the other.
Directing remains very psychological, and it takes a lot of time and reflection. When you're an actor, it takes less time, and you can express yourself physically.
When you are acting, you are just one piece of the puzzle. You don't see how everything fits together. It feels like you have less authorship over the entire product. In directing, you take the entire picture into account, so you're challenged in a different way.
As far as working with actors, I feel very comfortable working in that aspect of directing.
Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision.
I think once we started directing separately - we each have different kinds of interests now, and the kinds of movies we want to do. I wouldn't hold your breath for that one.
I keep saying this, but the most important part of directing is casting, and the rest of it is pretty easy.
The thing that's very close in the process is writing and acting, not directing. Directing's very different.