Certainly, you envy the guys that have done all kinds of things, a variety of good scripts and good directors. Then again, having worked with Cassavetes has satisfied a big part of that.
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I have tried to make decisions to work with great directors, with good scripts, and that makes the pickings real slim.
I think actors do make really, really wonderful directors.
You know, it's kind of a shame in a way but the more seasoned directors a lot of times have more difficult getting a job than first time guys. New kid on the block kind of thing.
All the directors that I've had the opportunity to work with are fantastic.
Like everyone else, I try to do quality work with great directors. But much of it has to do with luck.
For me, it's important that the script is good. Then a good director will want to make it.
I don't think any actor has the luxury of knowing exactly what scripts are going to turn out well and what ones aren't. It would be wonderful to have that particular skill, and maybe people like Tom Cruise have it more than most, but you go into each project hoping that a good, if not great, film will come out the other end.
There are times when you work with directors on set, and things are a bit rudderless, and those can be good directors.
To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.
A lot of directors don't know what they want to do. Every director I've seen that was a good director that I've admired knew exactly what he wanted to do. They didn't sit there and think about it.