Why do so many actors turn director?

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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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Anonymous 0 Comments

It’s like cooking. When you don’t know exactly what you do you follow a recipe which is like following what a director says. When you start to understand you can start to teach other people how to cook. Directors tell actors where to stand and give notes on performance.

Anonymous 0 Comments

It’s like cooking. When you don’t know exactly what you do you follow a recipe which is like following what a director says. When you start to understand you can start to teach other people how to cook. Directors tell actors where to stand and give notes on performance.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Why not get to decide more about how a story gets told than just interpret words from a script?

Actors act, but directors have to determine so much more about how a story gets told. Choosing locations, working with set and wardrobe design, checking with writers and producers and studio to make sure everyone is on the same page with the flavour.
Actors work adjacent to directors so much that they must have some good insights to what is necessary, and for a director knowing the internal insights of acting seems like a win win.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Why not get to decide more about how a story gets told than just interpret words from a script?

Actors act, but directors have to determine so much more about how a story gets told. Choosing locations, working with set and wardrobe design, checking with writers and producers and studio to make sure everyone is on the same page with the flavour.
Actors work adjacent to directors so much that they must have some good insights to what is necessary, and for a director knowing the internal insights of acting seems like a win win.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Why not get to decide more about how a story gets told than just interpret words from a script?

Actors act, but directors have to determine so much more about how a story gets told. Choosing locations, working with set and wardrobe design, checking with writers and producers and studio to make sure everyone is on the same page with the flavour.
Actors work adjacent to directors so much that they must have some good insights to what is necessary, and for a director knowing the internal insights of acting seems like a win win.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Experienced actors are often giving newer actors tips or helping to get the mood right in a scene with their skills. And after taking so much direction, they pick up nuances on how to set a scene well and contribute from their position. So it transfers more than you’d think.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Experienced actors are often giving newer actors tips or helping to get the mood right in a scene with their skills. And after taking so much direction, they pick up nuances on how to set a scene well and contribute from their position. So it transfers more than you’d think.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Experienced actors are often giving newer actors tips or helping to get the mood right in a scene with their skills. And after taking so much direction, they pick up nuances on how to set a scene well and contribute from their position. So it transfers more than you’d think.

Anonymous 0 Comments

I feel like almost everyone has an idea for a movie they want to make. Many actors are people with the money and connections to actually attempt to make that movie a reality, not to mention having many social contacts within the hollywood sphere of influence

Anonymous 0 Comments

I feel like almost everyone has an idea for a movie they want to make. Many actors are people with the money and connections to actually attempt to make that movie a reality, not to mention having many social contacts within the hollywood sphere of influence