When I signed on for The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Wes never asked me if I could act. He asked me if I would come to Italy and be in his movie. The universe speaks to you, and you have to be able to really listen. If he had faith in me, then I have no place doubting his abilities. Fear has no place in what I do from day to day. He asked, ‘Will you?’ and I said, ‘Yes, I will.’ On the first day, we were doing the screen test and Bob Yeoman came up to me and told me I looked like a Caravaggio painting. I didn’t want to change anything.