Music is what our feelings sound like.

I cherish each director that I have. I want to be maneuvered out of my comfort zones. I don't have the time to prepare.

As an actor, you're sort of the court-appointed lawyer for the character.

Doubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning.

To me representing clairvoyance, how was I going to achieve that, how I was going to capture that? For me, it all became about her gaze and the way she takes you in. It's a rhythmic thing and a stillness thing to consider but these are little details, little nuances. We were invited to the sanctity of her home and there were roosters running around and she's screaming, "Jackie, be quiet!" Even though she's in the middle of the thing. And these are the details that we wanted to incorporate into our story.

I come from a massive family, and the youngest is twentysomething years younger than I am, so I grew up with children.

The limelight is a tricky place, because you can't believe what's going on around you. You stop observing. You stop perceiving. You stop extending yourself, and you become isolated.