The actors have to be able to feed each other and inspire each other.
One of the things I really love about TV is this symbiotic relationship you can get between the writers and the actors, and the characters start to come to life because you start to collaborate.
It's a mystery, that thing about chemistry, because often people who hate each other in real life and hate each other on the set have great chemistry on the screen. And people who love each other in real life and love each other on the set have absolutely no chemistry whatsoever.
I feel like, anytime I'm onstage, I tend to feel very connected with people in the audience or with the sort of heartbeat or tempo of the audience.
I definitely believe in the energy of the set and the energy of the actor, way more than your written word.
Def Leppard is obviously a different band that we are, but the music work well tighter. And the audiences seem work well together too. We are opening, but we're having a good time.
What I feel is great acting might be rubbish for another filmmaker. There is no right or wrong way to do it. It all boils down to the trust between an actor and a director.
I've worked with a lot of really great actors, but it's not very often that you all bond so easily.
When playing any song in front of an audience, you're watching them experience it, and it changes. In a lot of ways, it's almost like the music is just the background buzz to what's happening between you and the audience in the room.
If there is something magic about the collaborations I have with actors it's because I put the character first.
There is a kind of invisible thread between the actor and the audience, and when it's there it's stunning, and there is nothing to match that.
The guys in my band are good friends on and off the stage. The band members that I have now is probably the best band that I have ever had.
When you talk about the exchange of energy between performer and audience and audience and performer, I hope that I'm one of the best.
During a movie, chemistry is so important, and yet they just assume actors can fake their way through it. That doesn't always work.
In general, between an actor and a character, there needs to be a falling in love, if you will - which I'm saying in quotes.
Somewhere in talking and rehearsing, there is a magical moment where actors catch a current, they're on the right road. If they really catch it, then whatever they do from then on is correct and it all comes out of them from that point on.
Great direction, great acting partner, great character backstory - these are all rare luxuries to have in the room.
The cast you are working with is important because it involves a give-and-take relationship. For me, when you have strong performers, multiple things happen, the magic of creation happens. That's where you build the craft.
There's an alchemy that happens in my eyes when you mix it up, when you have a seasoned actor on set and your first-timer.
There are some actors who come alive in front of a crowd, and if you've cast it right, there's an energy between cast and audience that can be exhilarating for both parties, then enjoyed by the audience at home.
For me, casting is very instinctive, and if I don't feel good about it, I just can't go ahead and make the film.
We've all seen great actors and actresses who are missing a certain chemistry. And it's not about getting along or not getting along.
I only cast the actors and actresses I fall in love with - truly having an emotion for them, an anticipation and enthusiasm when seeing them - and I believe that my emotional confidence in them blends into chemistry. It's always been like that, and I hope I won't be wrong in the future.
I get bored at the theatre a lot because I notice that there's not always a connection between the actors. They may be technically proficient, but they're not surprising each other. I'm thrilled by actors who make choices that are surprising.
I'm not saying I'll never go solo - never is a long time - but I've always been onstage with someone else. That way, you're in it together, and you can feel, together, when the songs are right.
