Yes, Anally Retentive Men Are My Forte!

There's Four Biggies. There Was Elizabeth I, George Iii, Victoria, And The Current Queen, Who Really Dominated Four Eras.

I Suddenly Became Aware Over The Last Couple Of Years That I'm In My Sixties. I Never Thought About It. I Thought I'd Better Start Acting My Age Or Find Roles That Are Going To Be Interesting To Me In The Sexagenarian Repertoire, Because It's Not What You Do In Your Forties Or Fifties.

More People Have A Fear Of Speaking Than A Fear Of Death. So At A Funeral, Most People Would Want To Be The Person In The Coffin Rather Than The Person Delivering The Eulogy!

I Wouldn't Mind Meeting Some Of The People I've Attempted To Portray From The Olden, Olden Days. They Probably Would All Have Really Terrible Skin And Horrible Bad Breath, And I'd Have To Give Them An Altoid.

Like Any Classic You Hope To Get Rid Of All The Varnish That's Built Up Over The Centuries Where People Expect It To Be In A Certain Way. It's A Mighty Play. It's About A Very Old King Who Also Happens To Be A Very Old Father, So You've Got The State And The Domestic Levels In There Together. It's A Story In Extremis. Everyone Knows The End, There's Only Two People Left Alive.