But it's also another myth to think that you should be as tight as a drum and not have any frailties or fragilities.

I have a film I want to direct. Gena Rowlands was going to do it with me a long time ago. It's about an older woman who's running a ranch in the west the old fashioned way.

But it's also another myth to think that you should be as tight as a drum and not have any frailties or fragilities.

The Alexander Technique has helped me to undo knots, unblock energy and deal with almost paralysing stage fright

It just seems like that because I do a lot of independent films that don't get to the mainstream.

I very much prefer the balance in a scene to standing out and so you have to make a decision

I need six weeks of rehearsal and women need nine months and it took me 15 years to figure that out