Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci is an American actor, writer, producer and film director...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth11 November 1960
CityPeekskill, NY
CountryUnited States of America
acting later studied
So I went to SUNY. at Purchase, studied acting at the conservatory. Did some plays, later TV. Nothing unusual.
directing
Sometimes it's difficult directing yourself on film because you can't quite separate yourself from the subject.
worked
The majority of directors I've worked with didn't know how to talk to actors.
directed
I've directed a film set in the '50s.
elements history
It's more interesting because you get to research the history of the period, and all the different aesthetic elements that make a film, particularly this film, so stunning.
films knew period shooting shot specific
But I'd shot enough independent films as an actor, one as a director. I knew that you have to be very specific when you're shooting a period picture.
capable tremendous
He was capable of tremendous generosity, and of real cruelty,
freak control-freak
I'm a control freak. Totally.
filmmaker practicals
The thing is, I'm a very practical filmmaker.
style directors actors
As a film director I like to have the actors create their own close-ups. It's an older style of filmmaking.
challenges involving
I love directing - it's always so involving, so challenging.
funny-things people wish
This is the funny thing about Skype. No one is really looking into the camera. People always looking down because they're looking at the image. You wish the camera was there in the center.
someday bigger projects
I'm not saying they won't be bigger projects someday.
teenager father hair
I've been playing the father of teenagers for years. People always thought that I was 40 when I was 26. Once you lose your hair, they're like "Oh! He's really old now."