Well you just have to own it, I suppose. Own the character, which is difficult.

Well you just have to own it, I suppose. Own the character, which is difficult.

In very general terms 'Top Of The Lake' is about good and evil. It's a deep dark mystery. It also deals with lots of fascinating human relationships, and it's also about the battle of the sexes.

I would love to direct a feature and have Robert Connolly produce it. That would be really fab.

I think you have to find the humanity in the character and then the deterioration is a part of the process - the journey of the character. It's like playing King Lear. You can start off as a nice old man who finishes up crazy.

I do regard myself as very lucky.

Listening and hearing are two different things, and acting is comprehending what the person is saying, thinking how it makes you feel and responding. That's the key to really honest, truthful, compelling performance.