No, I’d provide the snacks, 
I would just provide
a terribly awkward atmosphere.
Sometimes, I thought the film was
as much a romance
as a psychological thriller.
How do you see the story?
I see it as drama about this family
who are falling apart 
in this house that’s falling apart 
and this man who tries to heal them,
and probably can’t.
Then, this ghost story,
kind of, wrapped around it.
I think that,
essentially, it’s a drama, 
but the ghost story really
keeps things moving forward.
So, I definitely wouldn’t
describe it as horror,
I would describe it as something more
complicated than your average horror.
Yeah. I enjoyed
the supernatural element 
constantly keeping you guessing.
Yeah, exactly.
Yeah, and that’s part of
the question in the house, is, 
does this ghost exist,
or have we created it ourselves?
And I love that question.
Betty, what are you doing here?
You rang for me, miss.
I did not.
It was this bell that rung.
It rang itself, did it?
What is all the noise?
The sound was used
to create the best effect, 
the atmosphere and mood is tense.
Is it hard to keep that going on set
to help your performance?
No, I think what you look for
in those situations
is the Director to set the tone, 
to say what he needs
the vibration in the room to be.
And then, you kind of tune into that 
and just let your character
play with that.
When you’re opposite actors
like Ruth, Charlotte, Will, Liv,
then it makes it easier, obviously, 
because they bring their own
atmosphere into the room
when they’re playing a character.
So, that helps, as well.
You’re able to
play off each other.
Yes, exactly, yeah.
- The Ayres family have lost
their skill to host parties.
Are you social or a good host?
No, bad host, no.
I think an alright guest
but no, a terrible host.
I would just be too nervous,
you know.
Tell them to bring their own snacks
and stuff instead, or?
No, I would provide the snacks, 
I would just provide a terribly
awkward atmosphere, as well.
That’s the price you pay
for the snacks.
- Your character envisaged
seeing memorable childhood occasions.
What places impacted you,
growing up?
Oh, loads of places, you know.
I grew up in one place until
I was seven, a place called Swords, 
and then I moved out
to a place called Malahide.
So, I would say any of, like, my old
school buildings, would, absolutely.
And the smell
in the corridors of a school building 
would always bring it back.
That’s really, like, 
zap straight back
to when I was six years old, 
that’s always strange.
Mine’s always been
seaside holidays with my family, 
going back.
That’s a nicer answer,
yeah, I should have said that.
- Go with my answer instead,
next time.
Yeah, you can put that in.
