I guess I'd love to be surprised by something I had never thought of.
I learned a lot about acting - watching not just myself but other actors and learning how to distinguish between two great takes. It's also about one's own taste in performance.
I certainly gained a lot by reading about Shanghai.
If I had a gun to my head and I had to choose between theater and film I'd choose theater.
When I first filmed things, they were always slightly awkward.
The actor shouldn't edit themselves or be anxious. And the actors that I admire are always the ones who are inventive and their imaginative life in free-willing. It's a director's job to go, "No here, don't do that, go there."