the actor's director

i find, like i imagine many actors do, that when someone asks me what i mean by referencing an"actor's director" it is not the easiest thing to describe with words. thankfully, denis leary has done it for me here:

Explained Denis Leary: "Here's what being an actor's director means. In this business, executives as well as directors and other people--nobody knows what they want, or everybody is trying to follow someone's agenda, and the last person they trust is the actors. So they all find this need to talk on and on and on and to tell you what you need to do--when, in fact, if you've hired the right people in the first place, they're already going to know what to do. The best kind of director gets out of your way and make everything else happen, and when you're lost or you have a question, they have an answer..."

also, the rest of this article is a worth a read. it is about one of the least recognized and most worthy actors of the title-noted sean penn/johnny depp generation. and i mean campbell scott.

it amazes and interests me how many really wonderful actors are so far from the radar and still making a successful and perhaps more joyous living at their passion.
and it gives me hope.