The first thing I ask when I'm offered a part is, Who's the director? which is something they never understand in Los Angeles.
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As an actor, you're in the hands of producers and directors. It's important to find out who you're working with.
Whatever it takes, the job of the director is to be the leader and to get your actors where they need to go. That's a philosophy that I have.
As a director, I never feel that I have the answers.
The most amazing thing you can ask for as an actor from a director is that you're being seen, that the choices made are informed.
I'm an actor's director.
In choosing any role, I ask the same questions: what kind of part is it? is the role challenging? does the director have a vision? is the story moving? etc.
The director is the ultimate creative arbiter of what's going to happen. And as a director myself, you really appreciate collaborating with people who are trying to help you find what you need and what you want.
As a director, you see something in someone; you know it's there, you just got to go get it. You do that with any actor. That's your job.
The director is the only person on the set who has seen the film. Your job as a director is to show up every day and know where everything will fit into the film.
I don't have a director. The audience directs me.