Chapter
Choosing Roles and Directing Styles
12:52 - 20:59 (08:06)
The actor shares his thoughts on why he chooses certain roles, mentioning how fortunate he is to have had the opportunity to do so. He also discusses the importance of a director's style in guiding an actor's performance.
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As an actor, the only power one has is the power to say no.
12:52 - 14:43 (01:51)
Summary
As an actor, the only power one has is the power to say no. While it's amazing to get a role, it's important to have the agency to choose and decline as movies are not an actor's medium.
ChapterChoosing Roles and Directing Styles
Episode#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The success of a performance ultimately relies on the director's role in steering all the other elements in the same direction.
14:43 - 17:51 (03:07)
Summary
The success of a performance ultimately relies on the director's role in steering all the other elements in the same direction. It's important for actors to feel good and in sync with the director, rather than being coerced into feeling a particular emotion.
ChapterChoosing Roles and Directing Styles
Episode#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The podcast highlights the truth behind unscripted television and gives insights into how directors and actors have forged their own style over the years with unique approaches to directing.
17:51 - 20:59 (03:07)
Summary
The podcast highlights the truth behind unscripted television and gives insights into how directors and actors have forged their own style over the years with unique approaches to directing. They also narrate some examples of how directors help actors move the entire movie forward, and the use of music and other artistic activities to relax actors in-between takes.