I don't work a five-day week as a rule, and I've managed to fill that time up. It hasn't been that hard. I volunteer at school. I'm working because I love it. Yet, I don't not envy women who have a stay-at-home job, because you miss stuff.

I guess I strike people as very serious, or very intense.

I have a book! It's called 'How Does She Do It?' and it's 35 years on camera.

I have such a strong belief in women's ability to sustain each other.

I know it may seem surprising to people, but learning dialog that has a conversational flow to it is not that difficult.

I would have ten children. I think they are the most fascinating, and it's the only thing in the world that hasn't been overrated.

I've learned survival secrets from being on camera, and then translated them into everyday life.

There was never a point in my life where I gave up. My marriage, as you know, fell apart.

Come to find out, the Russians were never afraid of the Americans. They weren't raised with the terror that we were by our government. I was struck by how our government misled us for so many years.

The fact is that daytime television is less valued than nighttime, and it's partly because of the product that we produce. We do a one-hour show in 12 hours. Nighttime produces a one-hour show in seven to nine days.

I hate getting bored.

I wanted to make the violence beautiful in order to heighten our revulsion.

I was a terrible actor. The analytical part of my mind never quite let go.

I'd love to do some new plays.

It's amazing. I can't believe how brilliant the whole thing is - my daughter, Georgia, is just wonderful.

Oh, come off it, I've only directed three plays for the RSC.

People come to the theatre to be excited and uplifted - I want to inspire my audience.

Shakespeare reveals human nature brilliantly: he shines a light on our instinctive desire to dominate each other.

We felt that although they were patchy, there was a tremendous political energy in the Henry plays.

We have cut the text, but what remains are Shakespeare's words.