As the director, you cannot control what people do after hours or in their trailers or on break. Why would you want to? But you can't.
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Unless you're the director on the movie, or putting up the money for the movie, you really don't have a lot of control.
As an actor, you have to give up all control to the director. He's the boss, and has all the power. I'm a control freak, so that's really hard for me.
As an actor, if you want to while shooting, you can run back to your trailer and take a nap. But you cannot do that while directing.
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.
As an actor you have to bring to the table your creative input. But when a director like Ridley Scott says I want you to do this this way, you know when he gets to the editing room he has a reason for it. It's like watching a masterpiece.
Making films can be absolutely fantastic, but it can also be incredibly dull. You spend the whole day sitting by yourself in your trailer and then you get called to deliver one sentence - then you're told to come back and do it again at 5:30 the following morning.
As the director, you have it in your mind how you want the part done, how you want someone to do it, and so sometimes you just say, 'Why don't I do it myself?' So for a little role, I'll just do it.
Bad directors will tell you they absolutely know how to do it, and how it has to happen; there's this insecurity that leads them to feeling like they have to control everything.
Being an actor is great; you chill in your trailer, and they bring you a breakfast burrito and coffee. But as director, you're responsible for every little thing.
If you're a movie actor, you're on your own - you cannot control the stage. The director controls it.