We live in troubled times. Wars, pandemics, hatred, divisions among people…the list goes on. Poetry can ease our troubled souls. Something which technology cannot. In addition to all the stress and pressure of our world, we have technology to deal with. As business turns more and more to technology, it adds to our frustration…
Sometimes, in my job as an actor ( or actress if you prefer) , you make new friends. My closest friendships have come through the business, one way or another. It started with one of my oldest friends – Patricia Doyle, actress, creator of ballets and director, with whom I shared a bedsit when we…
“What shall we hang, the holly or each other”…words from THE LION IN WINTER, the most important piece of work in my career….now considered one of the classics ….! The movie is one of the finest Christmas films ever, with wonderful dialogue from James Goldman, excellent performances from the entire cast and …first film for…
I am still in London and plan to return to the US at the beginning of next month. It has been a busy and fruitful time here this time…two movies made back to back, work done of the development of another one, this one my own, Streaming is giving all sorts of opportunities to those,…
An early show at ATV all about the Press, DEADLINE MIDNIGHT, if I remember correctly. It must have been one of my first jobs. Life was so much simpler easier in those days! And maybe more fun? We did not take life quite so seriously, although we had some pretty serious issues to worry about. …
If you’re an actor or anyone in the business, you have to have an entry on IMDB.com….the International Movie Data Base, another application, now owned by Amazon. In addition to Amazon Prime you can also watch movies and television on IMDB. At least you can in the US. The important things is to be on…
I wrote a story a couple of weeks ago and got it into competition, which was nice and decided that this was a good way to keep busy and to keep the juices flowing. I enjoy writing and have written a few short films, most of which have been produced. Of course I write them…
I was a young actress and my star was rising. I was doing leading roles on BBC TV and ITV the two major broadcast channels and had just finished my first major film THE SYSTEM followed by another film CATACOMBS and my agent called to say did I want to do a role in a…
DANGER MAN with Patrick McGoohan During the 1960s I did a lot of work, with some wonderful people. First, hats off to Lord Grade, whose production company it was, I met him once when pitching a TV series to him. He was everything as described by the Press and colleagues in the industry, a true…
