I was directing before I started doing 'The IT Crowd.' It wasn't something that led on after acting I guess. I was sort of doing this stuff before acting.
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And I taught acting for years, and without knowing it that was the real thing that started bending me toward directing.
I started as a director and just fell upon acting.
I've acted just to get to directing.
As an actor, it's hard to direct because, suddenly, you're not around. The thing which I hate about directing is the waiting game, but you've really got to wait it out and be resilient and keep it going and keep everybody motivated.
I've done a little directing, but I love acting more.
Directing is a lot of fun, but you have to be on your toes every minute. If you zone out for even a second, you'll miss something and things will get screwed up. And here's a little secret that I'm going to let out of the bag: That is not the case with acting.
Acting was something that just came along. But I made good money, so it wasn't something I was just going to put aside and pretend it didn't exist.
Long before I ever started acting, believe it or not, I always knew I wanted to be a director.
I didn't train in directing; I talk to actors the way I talk to anybody.
Being an actor started me writing, and that led to directing.