I think there will always be a particular generation of actors who think that they're going to be replaced by robots. But certainly the emerging actors understand that that's part of the craft.

The whole chameleon thing about acting. That's why I'm moving towards directing - it's a much more healthy occupation.

At the moment, my trajectory isn't to think about acting. I'm absolutely devoted to The Imaginarium, our projects and directing. And watching and enabling other actors do their thing in our studio is hugely rewarding. I expect at some point I'll probably want to go back on stage and do some theater, because I've not done theater in 10 years.

35mm film isn't ticking away so it's subconscious - performances are allowed to breathe in a much more real way I think.

When I first was offered the role on Rise [of the Planet of the Apes], I always played Caesar as a human being within ape skin.

But that's not what an actor does. An actor finds things in the moment with a director and other actors that you don't have time to hand-draw or animate with a computer.

I believe that when people experience an event as a community it can transcend and change people's lives.