I love being on stage. I'm completely totally relaxed. It's the only time in my life when I know where I am and what's coming next. The other Robert Powell is probably fairly melancholic. Let's just say happiness isn't my default position. There are dark parts. I'm very good at it. I frighten people sometimes.
Gardening is how I relax. It's another form of creating and playing with colors.
It's a funny thing - when I'm crazed with work spending time with my children relaxes me. Yet at the end of a long weekend with them the very thing I need to relax is a little work and time away from them!
I'm just not one of those naturally funny relaxed actors who enjoy the spotlight and are so good at it.
But on average I go to the gym about four or five times a week. Today I'm so experienced in training - I'm actually listening to my body now. My body needs freedom. When I train I create serenity and I produce oxygen in my blood. It helps me to think better and relax. By training you accentuate the problem.
Cleaning is my favorite way to relax. I clear things out and get rid of the stuff I don't need. When the food pantry and the refrigerator are organized I feel less stressed.
The average housewife goes to the restaurant to relax and enjoy the food. But when Eva walks in she becomes the center of attention.
I always think I am one of the millions and millions of people that struggles with an addiction to food. I don't know how to relax that's my problem.
Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable and I know my surroundings. It's my home.
A cheerful frame of mind reinforced by relaxation... is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run.