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

Actually, what I miss are people corpsing on stage.

I think you should take your job seriously, but not yourself - that is the best combination.

I can't read scripts any more because of the trouble with my eyes.

People seem to have this idea that I've always been very ambitious. Nothing could be further from the truth.

I don't really want to retire. I intend to go on working as long as I can because I still have a huge amount of energy.

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