In motion pictures, the actor rules. The camera served the actor.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The camera is the slave to the actor.
Roles make the actor.
I wasn't an actor. They they take the externals. Here I was, a kid thrown into Hollywood with a brand-new name, starring in motion pictures.
An actor would be foolish to do something that might hold up the picture, or more importantly incapacitate him. If an actor does do a stunt he needs to make sure a stunt man stands by to see that it's done correctly.
As actors, we went where we wanted to, and the camera followed us: it was like having another person in the room. There was no formal structure to the process. It was very liberating.
As an actor, the first thing you're taught is, 'Don't look into the camera; ignore it.'
Actors are responsible to the people we play.
So many actors are not open in front of the camera - they have a persona.
Screen work always boils down to that moment between the camera and the actor or the actors. It always boils down to that, ultimately. You serve the camera.
If you're an actor, you're at the mercy of a script. You've got far more control if you're the photographer.