Sometimes, when you work with directors who have done it a lot and are established in the business and know the game, there are all these rules that they have. First-time directors will allow you to come in with choices. They're not so jaded by actors that they're like, 'Ugh, just do your job, man.'
The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.
Do all the work you can; that is the whole philosophy of the good way of life.