Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
As an actor, secrets and obstacles fuel the character.
As an actor, the thing I want to do to an audience is always be ahead of them and always be surprising in the work without deviating from the writer's intention.
One tries to be an observer as an actor and indeed as a director because the small things, the give-away things are what are really interesting to a performer.
You can only be yourself, and it sounds cheesy, but when it comes to filmmaking, there's really nowhere to hide.
The only way you can influence your fate is to put your soul into your performance and hope it registers with the audience.
I think a director can make a play happen before your eyes so that you are part of it and it is part of you. If you can get it right, there's no mystery. It's not about mystery. It's not even mysterious. It's about our lives.
There's no great mystery to acting. It's a very simple thing to do but you have to work hard at it. It's about asking questions and using your imagination.
What I do is create an aura of mystery.
If my favourite director gives me a role that is very sparkly? A very brilliant character? I'll do it.
Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious.