“My film school is making movies. But, I do think that being an actor has served me immensely, as both a writer and director, in terms of knowing what is playable and what will be fun to play, for actors, and also how to communicate to actors on set, and not screw them up and get them in their head.” ThinkingPlaySchoolFilmActorsFunTermKnowingDirectorsCommunicateScrewsFilm School Author:Josh Radnor
“You can say something that can really help and actor and you can say something that can really get in the way of an actor's performance, kind of cut them off from their instincts and really get into their heads. And every actor's different. Every actor requires something different. Being an actor, for me, was the greatest training to be a writer and director.” WayKindDifferentHelpingActorsCuttingDirectorsTrainingPerformancesInstinct Author:Josh Radnor
“The attitude of the director is really important, in terms of setting tone.” ImportantTermAttitudeDirectorsSettingSettingsTone Author:Josh Radnor
“I'm a little less hungry as an actor than I used to be. When you're a director, you're the conductor of the orchestra, and when you're an actor, you're playing the violin. There's a thrill to each of them, but as the conductor, you get the fuller sound.” LittlesUsedActorsSoundDirectorsHungryUsed To BeThrillOrchestraViolinConductor Author:Josh Radnor