Ben Kingsley: 'I love female directors'

Sir Ben Kingsley has said that he loves working with female directors as they see things that men miss.

The Oscar-winning actor, who is currently working under director Leena Yadav on crime thriller Teen Patti, claimed that female filmmakers have less ego and that he responds better to them.

"I just did two other films with female directors. I like being directed by females. They bring a different eye through the camera and an unusual perspective," he told IANS.

"Female directors see things that guys miss. I respond well to female direction. The ego is in a different place.

"They are focussed on fundamental things like narrative and human behaviour rather than issues that may be distorted by the male ego."

Teen Patti, which also stars Amitabh Bachchan, is released on February 12, 2010.