CTV News interviewed Keanu Reeves for their piece on celebrities who both direct and star in their films. On pulling double duty, Keanu said:
“The first day was not fun,” Reeves said earlier this week. “Because one is so objective and one is so subjective. As an actor, you only have your responsibility to your role within the whole, and the director has a responsibility to the whole and you in it. So it’s a different mindset. And you’re literally, physically, in two different spaces. You’re either in front of the camera or behind the camera.”
We also learn in the piece that Keanu relied on the film’s writer, cinematographer, assistant director and producer for feedback.
James Franco and Ralph Fiennes were also interviewed for the piece. The article is here.