Wasn’t any more nervous on my first day directing: Viggo Mortensen on Falling
November 29, 2020 8:14:17 pm
Viggo Mortensen is making his feature directorial debut with the drama Falling. (Photo: AP)
Actor Viggo Mortensen, who is making his feature directorial debut with the drama Falling, said he was as nervous on the first day of shoot on the film as he would be before starting a new acting gig.
The Oscar-nominated actor, who also wrote and stars in the film, said he didn’t sleep the night before the cameras started rolling.
“I wasn’t any more nervous on my first day directing, just like acting I didn’t sleep the night before. But because I had been sort of a nosy actor, I’ve always asked questions of directors when they would allow it.
“I’ve always been interested in the collective effort that goes into getting a story effectively told on screen. The big difference was now I was being asked the questions and I had to have the answers right then, even if it was, ‘I’m not sure but let’s try this.’ It didn’t bother me. I liked it,” Mortensen told UK’s Esquire magazine.
