The real intimidating stuff is the scene where you show up for the first day. You kind of square off, and that is where you look each other in the eye.
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Here's the thing: If you're taking roles that aren't intimidating you, and I think this is a cliche that a lot of actors say, but if it's not intimidating you, then why are you doing it?
I can be intimidating, but not within the confines of a film shoot.
When people say I look intimidating, it's hard for me to relate to. I hear that a lot. I don't know why.
What is it like when you see me in all these films and then you meet me? Were you intimidated?
It's a very unnatural environment to be in, up on a stage. So you put up defenses to hide. Like looking at the ground with your hair in your eyes, or being tightly wound and quite aggressive and uncooperative, as I used to do.
As scary as it is, I like making real, direct eye contact with people from the stage. In a sense, it's like modeling: that feeling of locking in and projecting some kind of emotion to try to captivate people.
It's so thrilling to be intimidated.
I'm intimidated every day I go on the stage and everyday I go on a movie set. It's terrifying and I always want to reshoot the first day or the first week, I'm so terrified.
I think the eyes are very revealing and can expose a lot about a persons mood or character.
Showing fear is like having comedic timing because I think actors have a tendency to go way over the top with it, and that sort of loses steam for what's going on. The audience sees right through that and laughs at you, so it is something that I'm aware of.
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