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

And I think because there is an essence of me that cares about other people and what other people think then that then makes me seem very sweet and polite.

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

I mean, I like to be creative because it challenges me to try to be better than I am as a person and I hope that in some way that that makes someone else think and feel something about themselves that then has given them the opportunity to grow.

I love actors who are wonderful - like John Cusack and Russell Crowe, and wouldn't it be a treat to eventually direct them one day.

When you think about going back to the States you start to become more aware of the violence there and how we pollute the Earth more than the New Zealanders.

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.