TIME and ACTION

If someone asked me what my recipe for this movie was, I would say it was time — Nadine Labaki about her movie CAPHERNAM

This morning, I was talking to a director about a really thorny problem that confronts actors and directors.

The issue was rehearsal and the preparation it takes to learn a skill that is new for the actor, but which the character has been doing for years.

There is only one answer to this — and it is TIME. That can be tricky when it comes to availability and budget! But often actors will want to train for ages to get close to their character's level of skill. Like Zendaya training to play a tennis star in the movie CHALLENGERS (2024).

Here's what director Nadine Labacki said about the making of her film CAPHERNAUM (2018) :

If someone asked me what my recipe for this movie was, I would say it was time.
—Nadine Labaki

Here is Benedict Cumberbatch talking about his preparation for his iconic performance as Phil Burbank in THE POWER OF THE DOG.