Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by AudioHead (A) on December 12, 2005 at 08:44:43

In Reply to: Re: You think directors dictate to actors about how to interpret their roles? posted by jamesgarvin on December 8, 2005 at 08:19:44:

Well, it seems to me that 'dictate' is keyword here. Much would depend upon actor's status-personality interactions with director's
status-personality. I've read of some actors being difficult to
work with, especially with dictatorial directors, 'storming off
sets' and so on. I presume some directors permit more leeway in
actors interpretative freedom than others. Personally, if I were
an actor, I would prefer direction more as guidance than dictatorship,
as 'artistic straitjackets'would not appeal to me. ~AH