Taking The Humour Out Of

One Of The Things I've Always Thought Is A Drag In So Many Period Adaptations Is That They Are Always Buttoned Up To The Neck In So Many Clothes All The Time. I'm Always Looking For Excuses To Get Them Out Of Their Clothes.

Rebecca Eaton Has Made An Enormous Contribution To The Cultural Life Of America, And, More Than That, She Is One Of The Most Fun People I Know.

My Wife Likes History And Documentaries, But I'm Not So Keen On Them. I Generally Go And Do Some Work If There's One Of Those On.

The Bbc Fulfils A Wonderful Cultural Function. Maybe The Problem Is That It Feels It Needs To Be Everything To Everybody.

I Was Getting Rewarded For Writing Well, From About The Age Of Five Or Six. A Teacher Would Say, "look What Andrew Has Written," And I Thought, "maybe I Could Be A Writer."