God Knows, I Haven't Always

I Depleted Myself To The Point Where I Had Nothing Left.

You Don't Merely Give Over Your Creativity To Making A Film - You Give Over Your Life! In Theatre, By Contrast, You Live These Two Rather Strange Lives Simultaneously; You Have No Option But To Confront The Mould On Last Night's Washing-up.

For As Long As I Can Remember, The Thing That Gave Me A Sense Of Wonderment And Renewal... Has Always Been The Work Of Other Actors.

Quite Honestly, If I Were Doing Work Related To A Living Being Or Historical Being Where There Was Visual Or Audio Recordings Available, I Would Find That Extremely Difficult Because I Don't Know How You Would Avoid The Process Of Mimicry. And Mimicry, To Me At Any Rate, Is A Very Dull Prospect.

I Don't Torture Myself. And I Do The Work Because Of The Pleasure Involved. I'm Satisfying A Compulsion I Find Nigh-on Irresistible. It's Not Necessarily Because Of The Work Itself. I Just Feel The Need For A Period Of Regeneration Afterwards. Like Leaving A Field Fallow When You've Grazed Too Much On It. I Feel Depleted.