The work of John Lennon was marked by its exquisite beauty and by its brutal honesty.

It is not about whether you are an executive, a studio or a network. If you have a story or an idea you can build a following for it.

In recent years we've seen an explosion of creative programming, and I think it represents a third golden age of television because the creators have more control over the story. The audience doesn't care about the platform. They care about the content.

A couple of clues came my way of what I might be getting myself into when I sat down with a number of actors who had played Richard III in the past. And I was hoping of course, that one of them or all of them were gonna give me the magic key, the secret way in to play Richard III but none of them did that.But every one of them did say the following, "Be careful."

The Old Vic has always been first and foremost an actors theatre, a home for great talent and memorable performances.

The only thing worse than a loser is someone who won't admit he played badly.

What I do is interpret, not create. I may add elements and do something different. That is what is so incredible about theatre. Why do we love it that there are nine Hamletsor six King Lears over two years? We love to watch a different actor attack the same material.