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

I know what I love about acting - and it's the creative process

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

I've been delighted by Cannes and Toronto but I keep saying I don't know how good we're going to be received in America because that's where it's most challenging

And I don't want to use my troubles as an example of what to do and what not to do.

If you're lucky, and not a lot of actors are these days, you get the chance to create a character

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.