It Is So Painful Watching

We Are Very Lucky To Be Men Because Women Have A Terrible Time Getting Older Parts. It's Much More Difficult.

To Know You Are In The Company With People Who Love And Care For Each Other, As Well As For Whatever They Are Working On, Is Almost Essential.

If You're Sounding Right, You're Probably Walking Right, And Vice Versa. If You Get The Footwork Right - If You Get Even One Line Right In A Rehearsal, The Director Will Say, Do You Know When You Said That, It Was Exactly The Character. You Were - Really Landed On It.

I Have Never Wanted To Be Typecast, One Of Those Actors Who Plays A Variation On A One-note Theme. So Just As I Enjoy Playing A Wide Variety Of Characters, From Good To Bad To Ugly To Cute - So I Have Enjoyed Of Late Working In Film And Television, As Well As In Theatres Of Various Sizes And Shapes.

It's A Joy To Be Up Close To Derek Jacobi's Work. Alas, We Haven't Worked Very Much, Over The Years, Since We Were At University Together, But I Don't Think I've Missed Many Of His Great Shows And Performances.