How was it handling such a large cast?
I think being a director is all about human resources, it is all about being an HR manager and making sure everyone is mentally there, and each has their own individual problems and gripes and everything. You need to be listening to everything and reacting positively and correctly at times automatically. At the same time you just need to keep them in the right frame of mind. I mean, that is a big chunk of what direction is all about and is not just with actors, it could be with your DOP, it could be anybody. It is like a big cinema circus you just need to keep everyone in their cages and keep them performing (laughs) and keep the show going on a daily basis until the shooting is over. At the end of the day I think the only person who really knows what is really happening on the set is the director and nobody else because it is all in his head! And as a manager, you have to make sure that no matter how far they decide to go, how much of a long leash you kind of give them, you need to ma
