Angelina Jolie credit to director Clint Eastwood and Robert De Niro for inspiration as she embarked on her directorial debut.
She says, “I learned a lot from Clint, who is very economic as a director. I learned a lot from Michael Winterbottom, who really gave a lot of trust in the actors and tries to capture them in their space instead of making it look too stagey (sic).
“Working with De Niro, it taught me a lot about being an actors’ director. Hopefully, I’ve learned from all of them.”
She adds, “It was nice to take the spotlight off myself and put it on some brilliant actors from an area… I’m excited to show their work and their talent to the world.
“I’m very proud of what they gave and what they did so I just felt lucky to be there for it.”
