I'm becoming a frustrated director, I think, in an actor's body.

I do regard myself as very lucky.

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

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

Australia is a phenomenally beautiful country, and every time I go away and come back, it never ceases to amaze me.

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 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.