I'm Alan Alder and this is Clear and Vibed, conversations about connecting and communicating.

I think so much of acting in front of a camera is actually your relationship with the crew

that you get to feel that you're a part of a whole dish of many ingredients and you're

one of the ingredients but an important ingredient but you're not the only ingredient.

And now when I walk on a film set I was always sort of I didn't quite know who did what

or who was who or you know and I felt shy and embarrassed on a film set and now I walk

on a film set and I feel I know who's who and I know how to relate to people and I don't

know I just found that was a very important part of the process.

That's the wonderful Helen Mirren who is honest and searching in conversation as she is

in the rich character she's brought to us in performance after performance.

She's just as thoughtful and fun as you'd expect her to be.

This is so great to be talking with you I'm really I'm thrilled because I admire you

so much as a person and as an actor.

Thank you Alan that's lovely.

And I, oh yeah it's not at all.

I told you before but I want to tell you again.

I just saw the trailer for your acting master class and it's brilliant.

You I swear to God you had me choked up you were so honest about the experience.

I recognize you know I recognize the things you were saying.

Yes I tried to make it as just as practical you know as possible just literally practical

things and I thought this is all a bit obvious probably I felt bit sort of maybe I'm

just this is a bit too simplistic but then I thought you know what it's what you know

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