diff --git a/actor.py b/actor.py
index f2006da..6722553 100755
--- a/actor.py
+++ b/actor.py
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ class Actor(event.EventHandler, registry.Registerable):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         registry.Registerable.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
         event.EventHandler.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-        self.width = 0
-        self.height = 0
         self.x = 0
         self.y = 0
         self.vx = 0
@@ -37,6 +35,18 @@ class Actor(event.EventHandler, registry.Registerable):
             "frameFor{}".format(display.__class__.__name__)
             )()
 
+    def width(self, display):
+        return getattr(
+            self,
+            "widthFor{}".format(display.__class__.__name__)
+            )()
+
+    def height(self, display):
+        return getattr(
+            self,
+            "heightFor{}".format(display.__class__.__name__)
+            )()
+
 class Text(Actor):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         Actor.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
@@ -44,17 +54,21 @@ class Text(Actor):
 
     def setText(self, text):
         self.__text__ = text
-        widths = []
-        for line in self.__text__.split('\n'):
-            widths.append(len(line))
-        self.width = max(widths)
-        self.height = len(self.__text__.split("\n"))
 
     def frameForCursesDisplay(self):
         def drawForCurses(disp):
             disp.__screen__.addstr(self.y, self.x, self.__text__)
         return drawForCurses
 
+    def widthForCursesDisplay(self):
+        widths = []
+        for line in self.__text__.split('\n'):
+            widths.append(len(line))
+        return max(widths)
+
+    def heightForCursesDisplay(self):
+        self.height = len(self.__text__.split("\n"))
+
 class Paddle(Text):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         Text.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/display.py b/display.py
index 35373bc..8af7d4f 100755
--- a/display.py
+++ b/display.py
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ class Display(event.EventHandler, registry.Registerable):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         registry.Registerable.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
         event.EventHandler.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-        self.width = 0
-        self.height = 0
         self.__lock_actors__ = threading.RLock()
         self.__lock_timer__ = threading.RLock()
         self.__lock_drawing__ = threading.RLock()
@@ -42,6 +40,12 @@ class Display(event.EventHandler, registry.Registerable):
 
     # ---
 
+    def width(self, actorObj=None):
+        raise Exception("lol implement me")
+
+    def height(self, actorObj=None):
+        raise Exception("lol implement me")
+
     def checkInput(self):
         raise Exception("lol implement me")
 
@@ -75,9 +79,6 @@ class CursesDisplay(Display):
         self.logger.info("CursesDisplay starting")
         Display.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
         self.__screen__ = curses.initscr()
-        maxyx = self.__screen__.getmaxyx()
-        self.width = maxyx[1]
-        self.height = maxyx[0]
         self.__screen__.keypad(1)
         try:
             curses.curs_set(0)
@@ -94,6 +95,16 @@ class CursesDisplay(Display):
         curses.endwin()
         Display.cleanup(self)
 
+    def width(self, actorObj=None):
+        if actorObj:
+            return actor.width(self)
+        return self.__screen__.getmaxyx()[1]
+
+    def height(self, actorObj=None):
+        if actorObj:
+            return actorObj.height(self)
+        return self.__screen__.getmaxyx()[1]
+
     def refresh(self):
         Display.refresh(self)
         self.__screen__.refresh()
diff --git a/game.py b/game.py
index 23d3da3..8190f8f 100755
--- a/game.py
+++ b/game.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Game(event.EventHandler, registry.Registerable):
 
         self.__players__.append(player.Player(registryKey='player1'))
         self.__players__.append(player.Player(registryKey='player2'))
-        self.__players__[1].x = (self.__display__.width - self.__players__[1].width - 1)
+        self.__players__[1].x = (self.__display__.width() - self.__display__.width(self.__players__[1]) - 1)
         logger = logging.getLogger()
         logger.debug("Adding actors {} and {}".format(self.__players__[0].uuid, self.__players__[1].uuid))
         self.__display__.addActor(self.__players__[0])