My First Acting Class Was

'frasier' Was A Classy Gig. I Didn't For One Minute Think It Was Less Prestigious Or Artistic Than Doing A Play.

I've Played A Lot Of Roles I Haven't Wanted To Play, Either Because They Needed Someone In The Theatre Or Because They Couldn't Do It Without Me 'cause They Don't Have Anyone Else The Right Age.

I Took The Fear Of Marriage From My Parents' Relationship, Because I Didn't Want To End Up In A Relationship Like That, Whereas My Brothers And Sisters Learnt A Lesson From It And Made Sure They Didn't Carry It On Into Their Own Marriages.

The First Play I Did Was 'philadelphia Here I Come.' Can You Imagine That? I Am 37 Years Old I Am Doing My Second Professional Play And I Am On Stage With John Malkovich. Joan Allen, Laurie Metcalf And Gary Sinise. One Huge Name After Another. I Was Terrified And Petrified, Could Hardly Get A Word Out Of My Mouth.

Actually I Was Born In 1940 In Blackpool Because My Family Lived In Manchester But Manchester Was Being Bombed. So My Mother Was Sent Away To Blackpool To Have Me And Then Went Back; So I Lived My First Eighteen Years In Manchester And Then Emigrated To The States When I Was Eighteen.