When You Get Into The Granny Era,

The Drama School Was In Oxford - And It's Funny To Think Of It, But In Those Days When I Started Out The University Was Nearly All Male. And They Certainly Weren't Mixed.

I Said 'it Can't Go On' And He Said 'no, It Can't.' Honestly, I Don't Think I Could Have Mattered Less To Him By Then. But By Then, Nothing Mattered To Him.

A Lot Of Writing About Being A Mother Is Not So Much Writing About The Kids Themselves. They Become Placeholders For The Shift That Happens When You're Suddenly In Charge Of Other People.

The Thing Is, Often Press People Ask Questions That Are So Personal That Even Your Nearest And Dearest Wouldn't Ask Them.

I Tend To Head For What's Amusing Because A Lot Of Things Aren't Happy. But Usually You Can Find A Funny Side To Practically Anything.