Many directors have unique styles of working with actors on and off-set. Iconic directors like David Fincher, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, and Paul Thomas Anderson all had their own techniques and means of getting the best out of their actors on a consistent basis. The Discarded Image succinctly sums up the methods and/or madness of how these famous directors, and others, collaborated with actors to produce their award-winning films.
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