Nothing is worse for me, as an actor, than when I walk on a set and the director goes, "Okay, you're going to be standing here, the other person is going to be standing here, and you're going to move to there and then do the scene." That doesn't help actors.
Eric BalfourI believe in my own abilities and my future enough that I will not take a job that could hurt the integrity of my long-term career.
Eric BalfourAt a certain level, great actors who are successful actors don't have to worry about it. They can just go for it because they believe in themselves.
Eric BalfourThere are always going to be people who are more famous and more bankable than you, and then conversely, you may be more famous and more bankable than other people. But, there was a time that I would take jobs because they were there.
Eric BalfourIf you felt like you've done the best thing you could possibly ever do, it's probably time to hang up your spurs because there's not much else to do.
Eric BalfourStepping out of the director's chair completely and into a scene as an actor was weird. It was more excitement about directing than anything, but I was on a high from being a director and enjoying that process so much that going back to being an actor was almost secondary because I really was loving directing.
Eric Balfour