I wouldn’t think those skill sets are easily transferable seeing how much a director is in charge of. Like how did so many of the actors in The Office, also direct episodes? Bonus: does someone else stand in as director when you’re acting in a scene that you’re the director of that entire project?
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Not all actors turn into directors, but after acting on lots of movies, an actor might notice things that they think they could do better/differently and those accumulate into an urge to direct. Maybe they make some adjustments to their acting that a director likes gets them excited.
Not every pro athlete becomes a coach, but the players who approach their sport from a very cerebral perspective often become coaches. It’s a similar thing.
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