Our lives teach us who we are.

In television, the 60-minute series, 'The Wire' and 'Mad Men' and so on, the writer is the primary creative artist.

The glamour of being forbidden must not be underestimated.

And using that - the birth of a religion, it suggests that you have got two tests. You have the test of weakness. When you're weak, do you compromise, do you bend, do you give in, do you accommodate? And then the test of strength. When you're strong, are you merciful, are you generous, or are you cruel?

I did a lot of student acting when I was young.

My grandmother was very fierce and gruff. She was quite small, but she was very wide.

I know who I am, I know what I'm for, and I know what I'm willing to fight for.