I think I'll get a little more interesting small parts and see if I can really... I guess you don't have to have the pressure on you compared to when you're a leading man in a film.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There's a lot of pressure to be the lead of a film. I have done it. It's not my favorite way to work.
But obviously you don't want to just be the guy who comes in and sort of spices up every movie. So yeah, definitely moving into more of a leading man role would be great, but on my own terms.
I enjoy scenes in films, which do not have the pressure of the story so much... and it flows. I've tried to go in that direction.
Being open to what's happening in front of you is the most important thing about being a director. To allow the magic to exist and to be light enough on your feet to harness it as it's happening. That's what makes cinema interesting.
I'd rather have a small part in a good film with good people than play the lead in something I don't really care for.
A lot of filmmaking is an endurance contest between you and the people you're filming. Every time that you relax, I promise you, something interesting will happen.
I always think it's better to take a smaller role in a great film rather than a leading role in something that you don't have complete faith in.
I've very critical of myself, and film has been an adjustment for me.
I'm not intimidated by lead roles. I'm better in them. I don't feel pressure. I feel released at times like that. That's what I'm born to do.
I think I can speak with a degree of authority... today, the biggest driving force of movies is pace; God help you if you try to put in a scene that is about character and not plot.