It's strange not to allow the actor some input and breathing room into what was written on the page - it is their job to make it come alive.

We frame things in an off-kilter way because it's unsettling. In the 'Mr. Robot' world, that's the norm, and it's the norm for the point of view that we're looking for, which is Elliot's. With our compositions and our visual language and camera movements, it's important to always evoke that unsettling feeling underneath every scene.

I know when it comes to TV, the writer is king, but to me, the filmmaker is king.

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