The play is a very simple idea really; someone needs some support and consolation, and she finds a place where she gets it.

I would love to make a 1830's period piece, a house in the country, a classic atmospheric haunted house movie, visually it would be so beautiful, the costumes, the candles, the darkness, and the quiet, no radio, to TV, the clock ticking away.

I just want the actors to put their faith in the language. Just let the words do the work.

I love stories that frame that: This is what life is about - you don't have a clue.

We know so little of the why, what the universe is, what infinity is. The veil around us is very fragile.

I have a theory about Ireland, being at the edge of Europe. For 1,000 years, people didnt know what was beyond. But we thought about it - a lot. And that beyond became internalized in our psyche.

Directing is such a crucial part of the writing process; you start directing and you see what does not work. "Oh, God, what was I thinking?" and then you can rearrange it.