“An actor's job is about putting across the author's intention; I don't...” — Jane Asher Quote

“An actor's job is about putting across the author's intention; I don't think of myself on the same level as a creator.”

“Thank God I've never had the sort of intense fame that means you can't walk up the road. That sort of blazing stardom must be difficult to cope with and maintain; my career has just bubbled along happily.”

“There's also something of an illusion in that, you can perhaps record a TV thing one month and complete a book the next and then be in a play. Then, if they all come out at once, it looks as if you're actually juggling a million things.”

“As an author, you need to keep talking to your audience to remind yourself what they like and what they don't like. You spend most of your life locked in a room, and you need to be social occasionally.”

“To make personal movies that you are the author of, is quite a difficult thing. It takes a lot of stamina.”

“You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're cynical and it does an author no good to get a reputation for cynicism.”