It was all to do with the change of producer as well as political reasons I don't really comprehend.

It's a comedy thriller, brilliantly written and it's full of twists and turns at every page. When I was reading it I was desperate to get to the end to find out what happens, it really hooks you.

They handled it very badly. It was disappointing and very humiliating. John York was very rude. He never consulted with me over what he said to the press.

I'm quite grateful to the BBC. They helped me back onto the touring circuit.

Tom is the most eccentric person I have ever worked with. We get on very well and I am most impressed with how he can hold an audience in the palm of his hand.

I never watch TV. I'm a Radio Four addict. I love listening to music too.

I think it's one of my favourite theatres ever, so quirky and wonderful and steeped in history. The space is wonderful and the acoustics are brilliant.

I cannot understate the ability to handle classical texts such as Shakespeare.

They can certainly expect to be very impressed with the technical aspects of the show, fooled and led up the garden path by the story and ultimately have a jolly good laugh!

We were the victims of the new producer but what annoyed me was they told the press we were leaving before us.

I found that a bit unfair. However, I did feel quite liberated when I left. I'm very grateful to the show - it revived a flagging career, but I'm glad to be away from it now.

My comebacks aren't nearly as sharp as my shiv. Come inside and I'll show you.

We are not making a capital investment into GM as the first element or condition.

I grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and my relationship with the piano has been going on for about 38 years.

I write line by line, by the sound and the weight and the music of the words.

No matter what class you're from - uptown or downtown - when you're in the dancehall everyone's equal, and it's how you choose to express yourself that makes you stand out.

Be yourself! Love your mom, but if she's trying to get you to be someone you're not, she's in the wrong

There are some themes, some subjects, too large for adult fiction; they can only be dealt with adequately in a children's book.

Politics are not a science based on logic; they are the capacity of always choosing at each instant, in constantly changing situations, the least harmful, the most useful.

The sister's face Fell all in wrinkles of responsibility. She wanted to do right. She'd have to think.

Patience is sottish, and impatience does become a dog that's mad.