Well, We're Meant To Be

What I Love About The Theatre Is That It's Always Metaphorical. It's Like Going Back To Being A Kid Again, And We're All Pretending In A Room. Sometimes, When The Pretending Really Works, I Find It Much, Much More Moving Than Something On Film.

My Book Has A Very Simple Surface, But There Are Layers Of Irony And Paradox All The Way Through It.

Bore Children, And They Stop Reading. There's No Room For Self-indulgence Or Showing Off Or Setting The Scene.

All The Other Children At My School Are Stupid. Except I'm Not Meant To Call Them Stupid, Even Though This Is What They Are.

Jane Austen Writes About These Humdrum Lives With Such Empathy That They Seem Endlessly Fascinating