David Cronenberg knows what we actors do as artists.

I demand minimal for paid rehearsal and not always six weeks either.

But I am not going to live for ever. And the more I know it, the more amazed I am by being here at all.

You have to create a track record of breaking your own mold, or at least other people's idea of that mold.

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

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

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