There is a painful difference between the expectation of an unpleasant event and its final certainty.

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.

I hate the way market forces try to separate us out in to the appropriate demographic - basically in order to sell us things. We need to find stories that we can enjoy together, not separately.

Piracy is our only option.

I`ve realized that in all the great stories, even if there`s a happily-ever-after ending, there`s something sad.

We have to reinvest, I think, in the idea of articulacy as a form of personal human freedom and power.

I don't mean being famous is a perk, because one knows that it's not necessarily a perk, but there are certain perks to being well-known and respected in one's field. Public perks. Like, I don't know, general friendliness and willingness to please, just to point out two.