There are many awesome side effects to making a movie every day. One of my favorites is how it has framed my role as an ‘actor for hire’.
I have the privilege every day to be able to make anything I want to. Any style, genre, length, look, feel, theme- it’s all on the table every. single. day.
I’ve done this for one hundred and eleven days straight now, so I’ve been through the entire spectrum of feelings; from complete inspiration to the very edge of giving up.
Because I get to make whatever I want to and more specifically, play any character I want to and have complete creative control, I’ve found myself increasingly sensitized to acting opportunities.
Instead of jumping at any old audition, I find myself asking a new question:
Would I make this? Would I script this character for myself and put the effort into creating the end product to the best quality I can? If the answer is yes, then of course I want to be a part of an entire team bringing this vision to life. But if the answer is ‘no, I’d probably not do it quite like that’, then I know I don’t need to engage with that opportunity. It’s quite simple actually.
