Watch: Russell Crowe explains how he kept his cool shooting emotional scenes for <i>The Water Diviner</i>

WWI film The Water Diviner is one of the most emotionally challenging films of Russell Crowe's career.

So TheFIX just had to ask the 50-year-old actor how he kept his cool while shooting some of the darker scenes in the film.

Watch the video above from the Sydney red carpet of The Water Diviner world premiere to find out.

Hint: It involves star-gazing.

Also starring Olga Kurylenko, Russell Crowe's directorial debut hits Australian cinemas on December 26, 2014. Then vote 'want to see' or 'not interested' in The Water Diviner over at MovieBuzz.

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