'Woody Allen is pretty amazing on the set': Interview with actor Stephen Kunken

Stephen Kunken worked in Café Society, by Woody Allen.

You worked also in play “Frost/Nixon”, “Rock 'n' Roll”, “High”. Do you prefer work in the theatre or cinema?

I really love working in both theater and cinema equally. I believe the goal of the actor in each medium is the same. To be "alive" in the moment, to be "truthful", and to serve the story. The big differences between the two mediums for the actor are that in film we live things out of sequence... in theater we get to go on a ride and relive an experience laid out by a playwright in some sort of sequentiality at every performance. There are pros and cons to each. I love the community on a film set and the attention to detail. I love the ability in film to push oneself and leave it all on the field without fear of having nothing in reserve for the "second show". I also love the travel and exploration that film requires. The actual moment to moment acting is more concentrated in theater. The structure becomes so deeply in your body that you become free to explore fearlessly. Jumping back and forth between the two mediums is pretty ideal.

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