Paul Moss

But parallel with that comes a great level of acceptance.

While we have the opportunity, I was keen to ask you about... I mean, you're very busy at the moment.

I read a list of things that you're in, and one that caught my eye, and I know you've spoken about it, and certainly Kate Winslet has, because it's her project, is Goodbye June.

According to everything I've read on that subject, you've broken one of your rules about the kinds of part you will play.

I read you had two rules, that you wouldn't play someone with dementia and you wouldn't play someone who was dying...

But you've broken rule number two with Goodbye June.

Is that a fair assessment?

It is a fair assessment.

I mean, there are great roles.

You think of Anthony Hopkins in The Father, for example.

I mean, what an amazing piece of work that was.

And, you know, don't get me wrong, I'll go anywhere and do anything for a good role.

But this was very much my appreciation of and my love for and my respect for Kate.

Working with her, I could see she had the director's chops, so to speak.

I mean, she said it's not a film actually about dying.

It's a film about living and people have tended to find it quite uplifting.

I wonder if you saw it like that as you were making it.

Very much.

It's about the dynamics and the problems and the challenges and the love of family.

You've talked about ageing and I was rather struck by your use of the word thrilling.