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(Cover) - EN Movies - Daniel Craig doesn’t think film directing is for him because it’s a “thankless task”.
The actor has enjoyed success in Hollywood thanks to roles in the hugely successful James Bond franchise, Layer Cake, and the hotly-anticipated The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Daniel appreciates actors who turn their hand to directing, but isn’t sure the move would be right for him.
“In theory, I’d love to [direct]. I just watched The Ides Of March [directed by George Clooney], which was brilliant. It’s directed with real assurance and it’s very sexy and deeply political and interesting and kind of fun,” he gushed to Shortlist magazine.
“But honestly, I think directing is a thankless task. Everybody is looking to you and asking you questions all the time: ‘What do we do now?’ I’m not sure that it’s for me.”
Daniel stars as journalist Mikael Blomkvist in the David Fincher-directed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The film also features Rooney Mara, and Daniel says although the film was “intense” to shoot, he had a blast doing it because of the cast and crew surrounding him.
“I am lucky to have done Bond movies, but you film for six months straight. It’s very hard to do them. This was just as intense, but in other ways. It was a big acting job. It is what I do for a living and it’s very hard, but it is truly satisfying work. Especially working with people such as Rooney and David. There’s an amazing cast in this film,” he said.
“We’ve worked on this for almost a year, and all that matters is that we get it right. That’s all.”
Source: http://www.film-news.co.uk/show-news.asp?H=Daniel-Craig:-Directing-is-thankless&nItemID=8735
Source: http://www.film-news.co.uk
Category: Film School Online
(Cover) - EN Movies - Daniel Craig doesn’t think film directing is for him because it’s a “thankless task”.
The actor has enjoyed success in Hollywood thanks to roles in the hugely successful James Bond franchise, Layer Cake, and the hotly-anticipated The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Daniel appreciates actors who turn their hand to directing, but isn’t sure the move would be right for him.
“In theory, I’d love to [direct]. I just watched The Ides Of March [directed by George Clooney], which was brilliant. It’s directed with real assurance and it’s very sexy and deeply political and interesting and kind of fun,” he gushed to Shortlist magazine.
“But honestly, I think directing is a thankless task. Everybody is looking to you and asking you questions all the time: ‘What do we do now?’ I’m not sure that it’s for me.”
Daniel stars as journalist Mikael Blomkvist in the David Fincher-directed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The film also features Rooney Mara, and Daniel says although the film was “intense” to shoot, he had a blast doing it because of the cast and crew surrounding him.
“I am lucky to have done Bond movies, but you film for six months straight. It’s very hard to do them. This was just as intense, but in other ways. It was a big acting job. It is what I do for a living and it’s very hard, but it is truly satisfying work. Especially working with people such as Rooney and David. There’s an amazing cast in this film,” he said.
“We’ve worked on this for almost a year, and all that matters is that we get it right. That’s all.”
Source: http://www.film-news.co.uk/show-news.asp?H=Daniel-Craig:-Directing-is-thankless&nItemID=8735
