Why the Best Directors Let Their Lead Actors Push Back
Don't get me wrong, I love actors, and I get excited about playing pretend with actors. They bring a perspective unlike any other to a project as they try to get under a character's skin.
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Don't get me wrong, I love actors, and I get excited about playing pretend with actors.
They bring a perspective unlike any other to a project as they try to get under a character's skin.
A recent interview with Tim Robbins is a great reminder of why that advice can be so invaluable.
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Don't get me wrong, I love actors, and I get excited about playing pretend with actors. They bring a perspective unlike any other to a project as they try to get under a character's skin. Sometimes the questions they ask help you find story issues you never even considered.
How it works
- Chances are, if you want to make stuff, you want to work with actors.
- A recent interview with Tim Robbins is a great reminder of why that advice can be so invaluable.
- Robbins recently sat down with GQ to break down his most iconic roles in a GQ "Iconic Characters" video covering Bull Durham, Mystic River, The Player, Silo, and more.
- There is a ton here, but my favorite part is probably the discussion about one of the best films of all time, The Shawshank Redemption.
- Robbins talks about the script that turned him into a bodyguard for the material, a rehearsal disagreement he quietly won, and the trick of playing two emotional truths in one scene..
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Sometimes they can help with physical things too, like blocking.
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