Jason Bateman

And I guess the question is, at what point did you start to really kind of just dig into your style, quote unquote, or what your confidence was?

What I have is going to work.

What I have is going to take me into something that I can make a living and also can be creatively fulfilled.

Like, when did you get that feeling of, I've got what I think it takes and I like that they're hiring me for this type of thing?

comedic vein and other people know me from other things well that's a tribute to your career like i mean you're able to do so many different things so well um it it must be you must have um a great number of choices in front of you uh at times and and and

How do you decide which way you're going to go?

Is it based on the people involved?

Is it based on the kind of character, that being maybe different than the last one you just played?

How are you making your decisions?

I mean, a thousand times.

Really?

Yeah, because personally, I'm such a fan of what the camera can do to help the audience understand what the scene is about.

So oftentimes, I'll have a huge plan already worked out about what the coverage is going to be.

And that's...

that means that people have to be in certain spots.

And so I'll try to encourage the actors to make a friend of that blocking.

But if they aren't comfortable with it, I can pivot for sure.

But Steve, with all the incredible set experience that you have and the number of...

fantastic directors that you've worked with.

It's interesting to me to hear you say that you gravitate towards new directors at times because it seems like you'd often be in a situation where