I am never bored, never short of anything to do and I don't even ever feel lonely. I am quite gregarious and I get out and about a lot, but sometimes it is just wonderful to be on your own.

Shakespeare wrote all there is that we need to know about dementia in 'King Lear.

Shakespeare speaks for the human heart but Dickens speaks for the social man and for injustices.

Like many Catholics, I was very affected by the personality of Jesus and that impression, pious as it was, has stayed with me.

When children have grieving parents it's also common for them to feel an obligation to cheer them up and make them happy.

I actually wanted to be a writer long before I wanted to be an actor.

The elderly are all someone's flesh and blood and we cannot just shut them in a cupboard and hand over the responsibility for taking care of them to the state.