The first work of the director is to set a mood so that the actor's work can take place, so that the actor can create. And in order to do that, you have to communicate, communicate with the actors. And direction is about communication on all levels.

A. Strangelove though it was generally savaged by critics. Early life
Friedkin was born in Chicago Illinois the son of Rae (née Green) and Louis Friedkin a semi-professional softball player merchant seaman and men's clothing salesman.

Some of his other films include Sorcerer Cruising To Live and Die in L. The Guardian Jade Bug and Killer Joe. William Friedkin (born August 29 1935) is an American film director producer and screenwriter best known for directing The French Connection in 1971 and The Exorcist in 1973; for the former he won the Academy Award for Best Director.