It looks better when you do your own stunts, because seeing somebody's face when they're doing them is fun for the audience.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I try to do as many stunts as they'll let me do. I think it's important for an audience to feel that the actor's really doing it.
Stunt work offers a diversity of roles and, while I'm used to anonymity, I really like showing off and performing in front of camera, though I know my limitations.
I do most of my own stunts because the stunt guys show me how.
When you perform, you can convey emotions differently, and your look can reflect each of those emotions.
When you're doing superhero stunts, the objective is to look as cool as humanly possible.
You're used to having a camera in your face when you're playing a character - it's like having a mask on. But when you have to be you, you're so worried you'll make an idiot of yourself. Acting is a kind of escapism.
What looks absolutely fabulous in rehearsal can fall flat in front of an audience. The audience dictates what you do or don't change.
When you are doing a show, it can get really dull. You are sitting so long while they set up the lights, then you say a couple of lines, then they tear down the lights again. At least stunts are something that uses your physical energy a great deal.
Actors say they do their own stunts for the integrity of the film but I did them because they looked like a lot of fun.
It is just completely disgraceful that someone can go to the extent of morphing my face onto someone else's body to create a sensational video.