I played Iris Murdoch, who had not long died, and I felt the responsibility very heavy on my shoulders.

I would like to work with Jack Nicholson, before it's too late.

The more I do, the more frightened I get. But that is essential. Otherwise why would I go on doing it?

I like to push myself beyond the limit every now and again.

I couldn't be a one-woman show, since I wouldn't have anybody to bounce off from. Once you're out there, dribbling on, you have nobody to interrupt you. I love being part of a company, and telling a story.

In contrast, the control you have in a theatre is very attractive to me.

The Lord Chamberlin was censoring scripts when I first came into the theater.