With every year of playing, you want to relax one more muscle. Why? Because the more tense you are, the less you can hear.

One of the most interesting aspects of the film project was collaborating with so many people - directors, filmmakers, and writers - over a five-year period. I learned that there are two components to this.

You go through phases. You have to reinvent reasons for playing, and one year's answer might not do for another.

I don't always have a five-year plan. One thing you must do in life is keep your learning curve as high as possible.