When you succeed at creating your own world, whether it's in any realm - like Tolkien was able to do - and people are able to enter that world, it's a special thing.

I may have been lucky with some sort of intuition, but I believe in training a great deal.

When I was younger I decided I'd hop on the train to New York.

One of the reasons I think Dark Shadows still runs is that it's dependent on nothing else other than a story.

We have to provide good teachers, good environment, community involvement with schools.

I was delighted to have lines when they came - learning lines for film isn't a problem, but television is a little different, because we shot those shows the whole way through.

I never found it frustrating not speaking.