Peter Berg
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And when I was acting on Chicago Hope back in those days, I learned so much because we were doing 28 episodes a season and we would have 28 different directors coming in. And I learned so much. And a lot of these directors were, they tried to have feature careers and they were a bit older and they were angry. And they were trying to prove that they were Tarantino or Scorsese.
And when I was acting on Chicago Hope back in those days, I learned so much because we were doing 28 episodes a season and we would have 28 different directors coming in. And I learned so much. And a lot of these directors were, they tried to have feature careers and they were a bit older and they were angry. And they were trying to prove that they were Tarantino or Scorsese.
And when I was acting on Chicago Hope back in those days, I learned so much because we were doing 28 episodes a season and we would have 28 different directors coming in. And I learned so much. And a lot of these directors were, they tried to have feature careers and they were a bit older and they were angry. And they were trying to prove that they were Tarantino or Scorsese.
And they would just spend so much time setting up shots and doing all this stuff. And we as actors would sit around waiting for all this equipment. And I'm like, what the fuck are we doing here? Like, I want to act. I want to feel free to not be beholden to the... And you guys have all seen it, the machinery of filmmaking where... Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And they would just spend so much time setting up shots and doing all this stuff. And we as actors would sit around waiting for all this equipment. And I'm like, what the fuck are we doing here? Like, I want to act. I want to feel free to not be beholden to the... And you guys have all seen it, the machinery of filmmaking where... Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And they would just spend so much time setting up shots and doing all this stuff. And we as actors would sit around waiting for all this equipment. And I'm like, what the fuck are we doing here? Like, I want to act. I want to feel free to not be beholden to the... And you guys have all seen it, the machinery of filmmaking where... Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Cranes and dollies and lighting and hair and makeup. It seems like it impacts everything other than the actual acting.
Cranes and dollies and lighting and hair and makeup. It seems like it impacts everything other than the actual acting.
Cranes and dollies and lighting and hair and makeup. It seems like it impacts everything other than the actual acting.
I remember when we were rehearsing Hancock, remember we'd have all those crazy rehearsals with Will and Charlize. On soundstage with Akiva? Yeah. And when I first met Charlize, she came up to me because Jason and I had worked together and I knew Will and I think Will had heard a little bit about my style of work. And Charlize said, you know, Pete, I understand. I've talked to Jason.
I remember when we were rehearsing Hancock, remember we'd have all those crazy rehearsals with Will and Charlize. On soundstage with Akiva? Yeah. And when I first met Charlize, she came up to me because Jason and I had worked together and I knew Will and I think Will had heard a little bit about my style of work. And Charlize said, you know, Pete, I understand. I've talked to Jason.
I remember when we were rehearsing Hancock, remember we'd have all those crazy rehearsals with Will and Charlize. On soundstage with Akiva? Yeah. And when I first met Charlize, she came up to me because Jason and I had worked together and I knew Will and I think Will had heard a little bit about my style of work. And Charlize said, you know, Pete, I understand. I've talked to Jason.
I know how you like to do this kind of wild thing and move around lots of cameras just so you know, I don't work that way. I need a certain amount of organization and there has to be a system where I can, and I'm like, Charlize, no problem. I got you. We'll do it. We'll cut and we'll reset and do it.
I know how you like to do this kind of wild thing and move around lots of cameras just so you know, I don't work that way. I need a certain amount of organization and there has to be a system where I can, and I'm like, Charlize, no problem. I got you. We'll do it. We'll cut and we'll reset and do it.
I know how you like to do this kind of wild thing and move around lots of cameras just so you know, I don't work that way. I need a certain amount of organization and there has to be a system where I can, and I'm like, Charlize, no problem. I got you. We'll do it. We'll cut and we'll reset and do it.