ily a life sentence. The 45-year-old actor believes his breakthrough can come by the time he is 50. "The way things are going, I think it is going to be possible because regeneration of nerves and the spinal cord have always been thought to be impossible. But now it has been discovered it can happen and that human trials are not far off, I have got five years to go and I think I will make it." Reeve soared to celebrity playing Superman in the early 1980s movies. But his accident three years ago confined him to a wheelchair, unable to use his arms or legs and relying on a machine to assist his breathing. Despite his injuries, he has emerged in the last year as a star director in Hollywood. "In the Gloaming", received widespread acclaim from critics as well as awards. Reeve has also written his autobiography - "Still Me" which is a play on words referring to his state of immobility and the moment his wife Dana banished from Reeve`s mind any idea of just giving up and dying. "Without blinking an eye, she said `But you are still you and I still love you.` What she said changed my life and made it possible to go on." The resilience and adaptability of their three-year-old son Will was another source of strength and inspiration. "We were in rehab and he was trying to figure things out. He said `Dad cannot walk any more, Dad cannot play with me anymore the way he did.` He thought for a while and concentrated and then said `But he can still smile.`" Such a cruel and unexpected twist of fate could have destroyed Reeve and left him broken in mind as well as spirit. "My challenge as I recovered was not only to recover my body but to recover a sense of purpose and fortunately I have been able to do that."