I have a constant sort of melancholy approach to acting that fuels me. I want to do everything.

After 40, you want to reverse the ageing process. That's complicated for me because I spent so many years wanting to be older.

Good acting is good acting, however you learn it. Some people who haven't studied are amazing. Some people like Leonardo DiCaprio are naturally gifted - he's learned technique by working with people early on.

My parents were both actors; my dad sort of quite early on. My mother acted for a while, and now she's a painter.

I've studied a technique called the Sanford Miesner technique, that teaches you how to focus. It's mainly about daydreaming. And the technique's really about imaginary circumstances. Using your imagination to sort of daydream about stuff. It makes you emotional in a scene.

Some actors don't want to, but I prefer to. I like to collaborate. Sometimes you have to keep it to yourself, and people want to do their own thing.