As a director you have to be careful you don't over-design the film. You have to be careful that the period aspect does not take over.
If you find that thing you love, it doesn't necessarily matter whether you do it well or not-you just need to do it.
I was dissatisfied just being an actor.
I'm actually one who will encourage directors to cut my lines.
If you feel safe then you can go wherever you want to go as an actor.
I'm pretty much a character-driven film director and my movies are smaller. I don't do a lot of coverage. I use lots of master shots.