“My mother kept all my awards on the sideboard of her front room, and s...” — Glenda Jackson Quote

“My mother kept all my awards on the sideboard of her front room, and she polished them. She polished everything religiously. And it doesn't take long for the very thin layer of gold to disappear and the base metal underneath to show through.”

“I've always said the first duty of life is to live it, and I do believe that. And we delude ourselves if we think it's not going to end. How we individually meet that, I think, is entirely individual.”

“I want to do a musical movie. Like Evita, but with good music.”

“I did 'Ponthan Mada' with Laboni Sarkar, which had won many awards.”

“In my career, all my most important breaks have come from Edinburgh. Winning awards, being reviewed, bagging my BBCR4 series and the chance to tour has all come from Edinburgh, which begs the question, why the hell have I left it so long to come back?”

“Also, I've already won all the awards.”