Tell him I mind having to look pretty, that's what I mind, because it is so much more of an effort.

What was important was trying to create something that families could watch together and enjoy together

I don't think people understand that being poor means you have to work from dawn until dusk just to survive through the day. I think there's some notion that poor people lie about all day not doing anything.

Lindsay Doran goes round the table and introduces everyone - making it clear that I am present in the capacity of writer rather than actress, therefore no one has to be too nice to me.

Children don't need much advice but they really do need to be listened to and not just with half an ear.

Once you're a mom, you've been split into two people. It's like Peter Pan and his shadow.

If you're actually allowing your creative part to control your writing rather than a more commercial instinct or motive, then you'll find that all sorts of interesting things will bubble up to the surface.