Directing is something that I'd been wanting and hoping to do, as I've grown into myself. Eric Balfour More Quotes by Eric Balfour More Quotes From Eric Balfour At a certain level, great actors who are successful actors don't have to worry about it. They can just go for it because they believe in themselves. Eric Balfour successful worry believe Having been an actor, I always want to leave room for the actors to find their comfort zone, so I don't like to be too rigid in how I plan my shots. It's different if you have weeks to rehearse and you can rehearse on your sets or in your locations and you can plan that out with your actors, but in modern independent filmmaking, you don't really have that time. You have to have a certain level of improvisation. Eric Balfour independent actors different As a director, you want to be really connected to every part of your set, from your actors all the way to your camera operators. Everybody is a part of the creative process, and if they feel like they're part of a team versus just being a tool, they're going to give you something special. Eric Balfour team creative giving I've had the experience of seeing what makes life easier for an actor and for the crew, and what makes it feel bogged down and challenging. We're all really fortunate that we get to make our living as artists. Eric Balfour actors artist challenges The stories that I like to tell and the movies I like are always grounded in the emotional arc of the characters. Eric Balfour emotional stories character Nothing is worse for me, as an actor, than when I walk on a set and the director goes, "Okay, you're going to be standing here, the other person is going to be standing here, and you're going to move to there and then do the scene." That doesn't help actors. Eric Balfour actors directors moving By nature, I'm very care-taking. There's something really beautiful about cooking for someone and feeding them. Eric Balfour someone cooking nature beautiful I'm such an L.A. boy, I love hanging out by the beach and throwing some steaks on the grill. Eric Balfour boy hanging love beach Every little opportunity and chance that I get to be on a set, to be a director, to utilize the skill sets that I already have and to learn what I don't know, and to see how I can improve upon that is just a really great opportunity for me. Eric Balfour great me chance opportunity To whatever degree you have as a celebrity or notoriety, there are people who see you as an opinion leader. Eric Balfour you opinion leader people My family is Native American, and I was raised with Native American ceremonies. Eric Balfour i-was-raised american raised family The amazing thing about technology is that people have power. We are seeing it all the time in that innocuous people you would never know are having their voices heard because of this ability and technology we have. Eric Balfour you technology power time I think 'Game Of Thrones' has been genius, and I really don't want it to end. Every episode is huge. It's totally immense, and the actors are all fantastic in it. It has totally drawn me in. Eric Balfour end game think me
