this has continued eight -- you know, a decade-long relationship with mike leigh, who is an incrediblear for your performance in his other movie "secrets and lies." [cheers and applause] and you got a little bit of buzz going on right now for this movie too, i might say. he has a really interesting creative process. you are not handed a script and asked if you want to be part of it. you are part of the collaboration process from the very beginning. >> yeah, totally. you will call you or email you and say i'm doing a film, i don't know what it's about, i don't know what you will be playing in it, but we are going to have fun. and you go yes, of course. i love that. i love being terrified. [laughter] >> desi: just trying to trick you into writing it for him? [laughter] >> it's a really sort of creative, collaborative, rewarding experience because, you know, he respects you as a creative artist and not just an interpreter of his vision, so you really do work on it with him. >> desi: because you did so much improv for this character and you are part of the collaboration process, was someon