And not to mean that I think I'm some special person, but I think we're all here for a very specific reason and once you figure out what that is then you're on the right track and we're all on the ride together.

Actually I have to say when I'm acting, I try not to think about directing at all.

I’ve been looking at oil paintings from oriental artists lately, and the one artist who’s inspired me right now is a man named Hokusai and I’ve had his book by my bed looking at how he interprets landscapes – mountains and water and flowers and birds.

Because I've always been more afraid of writing than I have of doing anything visually such as directing or acting.

But on the other hand, I think as an actor, you tend to want to look at the darker parts of your psyche.

In film and television you have to be able to see the whole picture in a different way than you do on the stage because you shoot out of order and you're working with technology.

But it just comes down to trying to get the work out there and however the team fits together then that's the way it sort of plays into itself.