Calling Input from another script

Can someone please explain to me what is wrong here. I have a player script that handles the input and I have a script for pushing buttons or levers by 'interacting' with them with the E button. I want the scripts linked. If I have the Input.GetKeyDown code in my 'Interact' script, then nothing happens. I know there is a way to do this, but I cannot figure it out. I've spent hours on this.

Here is my player script:

 using UnityEngine;
 using System.Collections;
 using System;
 
 public class Player : MonoBehaviour {
 
     public float speed;
 
     private float runSpeed;
     private bool interact = false;
     
     private BoxCollider2D Collider2D;
     
     private bool facingUp = false;
     private bool facingDown = true;
     private bool facingRight = false;
     private bool facingLeft = false;
     
     public bool IsDead { get; private set; }
 
     void Awake(){
 
 
     }
 
     void Start(){
 
         runSpeed = speed * 4;
 
     }
 
     void Update(){
 
 
         }
 
     void FixedUpdate () {
 
         if (Input.GetKey (KeyCode.D)) {
             GetComponent<Rigidbody2D> ().AddForce (Vector2.right * speed);
 
             facingRight = true;
             facingLeft = false;
             facingDown = false;
             facingUp = false;
 
         } else if (Input.GetKey (KeyCode.A)) {
             GetComponent<Rigidbody2D> ().AddForce (-Vector2.right * speed);
 
             facingRight = false;
             facingLeft = true;
             facingDown = false;
             facingUp = false;
 
         } else if (Input.GetKey (KeyCode.W)) {
             GetComponent<Rigidbody2D> ().AddForce (Vector2.up * speed);
 
             facingRight = false;
             facingLeft = false;
             facingDown = false;
             facingUp = true;
 
         } else if (Input.GetKey (KeyCode.S)) {
             GetComponent<Rigidbody2D> ().AddForce (-Vector2.up * speed);
 
             facingRight = false;
             facingLeft = false;
             facingDown = true;
             facingUp = false;
 
         }
 
         if (Input.GetKey (KeyCode.Space)) {
             speed = runSpeed;
 
         } 
 
         if (Input.GetKeyUp (KeyCode.Space)) {
             speed = 30;
         }
     
         if (Input.GetKey (KeyCode.E)) {
             interact = true;
 
             Debug.Log("You are interacting with something!");
 
     
         } else if (Input.GetKeyUp (KeyCode.E)) {
             interact = false;
 
             Debug.Log ("You are no longer interacting with something.");
 
         }
 
         }
 
         
         public void RespawnAt(Transform spawnPoint)
 
         {
 
             gameObject.SetActive (true);
             
             if (facingDown == false)
                 Flip ();
             IsDead = false;
             GetComponent<Collider2D>().enabled = true;
 
             transform.position = spawnPoint.position;
             
         }
 
     private void Flip(){
 
         GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>().transform.position = new Vector3 (-transform.localScale.x, -transform.localScale.y, transform.localScale.z);
         facingDown = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
         
     }
 
     public void Kill()
 
     {
         
         gameObject.SetActive (false);
 
         GetComponent<Collider2D>().enabled = false;
         IsDead = true;
 
 
     }
 
     // POSSIBLY PLACE INTERACT FUNCTIONS IN THE BELOW FUNCTION?
 
     
     void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D other)
     {
         if (other.transform.tag == "Goal") {
             GameManager.CompleteLevel ();
         }
         
     }
     
 }

And here is my 'Interact' script:

 using UnityEngine;
 using System.Collections;
 
 public class Interact : MonoBehaviour, IPlayerRespawnListener {
 
     public Transform objectToAnimate;
 
     private bool triggerEntered = false;
 
 public void Awake(){
 
         GetComponent<Player>();
 
         }
 
 public void Update(){
 
 
         if (Input.GetKeyDown (KeyCode.E) && triggerEntered == true);
         {
             objectToAnimate.GetComponent<Animation> ().Play ();                
         }
 
         if (Input.GetKeyUp (KeyCode.E));{
 
             objectToAnimate.GetComponent<Animation> ().Stop ();
         }
 
 
     }
 
 public void  OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D col){
 
             triggerEntered = true;
 
         }
 
     public void OnTriggerExit2D(){
 
         triggerEntered = false;
     }

Whenever I try to make these update functions static Unity starts throwing errors at me regarding object references. The Debug.Log shows me that the E button input works, but its coming from the Player script. The interact script shows me that it is aware of my player being IN the trigger, but I am not being allows to interact with it and trigger that animation.

I would really appreciate any help at all. Thank you!