As we mature and grow older we collect a lot of baggage, and a lot of that stuff you collect on life's journey gets in the way of acting. My kids can imagine a character and transform in the blink of an eye. It's so simple for kids, so complex for adults.

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.

My life at the moment is a bit like my wardrobe. Organised chaos.

Some people would say I've made it now.

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

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.

I've ended up spending more time in front of a camera than on stage, but the stage is where I come from.