What's the best advice for actors to deal with difficult directors? When you're an actor, you have so much to think about scene to scene. It's not just about lines and marks, but also feeling comfortable on set. You have to balance the expectations of the director with what you know about the character. And sometimes, directors can be incredibly hard to deal with... we've all heard the stories. Check out this year's THR Roundtable, where actors talk about dealing with those specific details. We'll go into some direct quotes after. Of course, since we have Fincher's Mank on the awards docket this year, there will be talks of doing dozens of takes and how to act under those circumstances. Gary Oldman, who stars in Mank, has some idea on how to deal day to day. "All directors have different ways of working," Oldman said. "If I’m committed to a project, I want to serve the character, the story, and the director. And if they want to do 10 takes or they want to do 60, I'm on the clock, from this time to this time. And I'm there to serve in that sense." Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 26 April, 2021