When I accept a role, I feel that as an artist I have to submit completely to the tutelage of my director. And while I expect to be heard and encouraged and honored, at the end of the day, man, it's the way the director wants it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think when you work with really wonderful directors who have a really strong vision, it lets you as an artist set the tone for your own career.
I surrender to my directors. I do that because I respect them immensely. In fact, a director's talent scares me. I admit that they're more intelligent than me, and I submit to that, as an assistant director does. Even when I have suggestions to make, I don't state them strongly.
The director respects what they've hired you for and chosen you for: to do the part and respect what you're doing.
It's very rare that you get a director that lets you be creative and bring what you feel your character should do or should be.
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.
To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and the piece, and the experiences, it only enriches your work.
As a director, when you embrace a project, you try to understand as much as you can about its world, and you do that by embracing and engaging with people who are in that world. Then it's down to your best instincts, which is what most directing is about anyway.
The point of having a director is that they make the final decision; it's their point of view, they set the rhythm and they make the final decisions.
When you work with directors who really love actors, who love their contribution, it feels amazing. But sometimes when you work with directors, you feel like you're in the way.
You have a right to your opinion about the work that you're doing. An artist is as equally important as the director. If you believe that, you can work in any circumstances.