The actor told The Guardian that he wanted to properly frame the characters in Tyrannosaur, which picked up several awards at the 2011 Sundance International Film Festival.
Considine says: "I kept saying to the crew, 'We're not making a little British film, we're making cinema'. I didn't want to go round apologising for it. Like, 'Here's our small film, everybody, thanks for paying attention'.
"I didn't want that handheld, swinging-it-around style of film-making. It's a shortcut, that documentary look. I just got bored of it, like you get bored of a record. I said, 'I want the frame to respect these characters'. 'Cos to me they're heroes."
Of being an actor, Considine said: "I always felt very uncomfortable with it. I found it hard being a player in somebody else's game, if you like. I always felt I should be orchestrating more than participating in someone else's vision.
"I think I got away with it a few times, but, overall, I always felt I was a bit of tourist when it came to acting. I always felt it was leading to this."
"I just never felt a part of anything as an actor. I don't watch things back that I've done as an actor. I put it this way: in football, the best managers aren't necessarily the best players."
