I made it easier for many artists to play in certain areas.
What I’m interested in are tools that can assist people to do the things they’re really good at.
Backup dancers are completely respectable. They're the studio musicians of dance.
Everything a director does must help the story and the performances. Otherwise, it is useless.
I started backstage, making the tea, looking after the actors, doing stage management for two years.
I would not correct dancers if I was performing, because I don't believe in performers correcting other performers.
My job is the same if I'm making a new musical or making a play for sixty-five people or doing a live television broadcast. The job is to take care of the actor; the job is to create an environment where they can excel and try to access all their attributes.
I think with actors, if you just don't set about trying to crush their confidence immediately, you're usually OK.
On my set, people have to respect the actor's process. I totally respect what actors do. I give them whatever time they need, and I never scream out directions from the camera. I take the time to walk up to them and talk to them personally.
I came from a background where I had to share everything with seven other siblings. From hand-me-downs to sleeping in tents, we had to make what we had work. With WWE, they give you everything you need to perform at your best.
It's my goal to help actors achieve their best work, and I think I speak the same language as actors, so I understand how they do it, and I just love being able to create the playground in which they build their beautiful sandcastle.
No actor can give his best performance without the help of the director.
My job is to help the functioning of the story, not to draw attention to myself, but to make my characters function within the story, to work for the benefit of the story, to make the whole thing work.
If any athlete is doing well, then it's the responsibility of the government to support the athlete.
I definitely want to direct. This is just another learning experience for me, to get a chance to hear the questions and concerns the directors have, some of their fears. It's a team sport. You have to give everybody what they need so they are able to perform at their best.
