Education. Experience. Or Are They The Same

I Think I Have A Very Detailed Sense Of Observation. I Am Interested In The Details Of People's Lives And What Information These Details Give.

Most Of The Soap Operas Always Use The Christmas Special To Kill Huge Quantities Of Their Characters. So They Have Trams Coming Off Their Rails, Or Cars Slamming Into Each Other Or Burning Buildings. It's A General Clean-out.

There Are Many Nations That Have Perfected A Particular Room. You Know, You Have The French Drawing-room, The Austrian Ball Room, The German Dining Room, And I Think The Library Is A Room The English Get Right.

I Can Be As Contrary As I Choose.

Maggie Smith Has A Unique Sense Of Comedy, Based On A Somewhat Ironic View Of Real Life, Making It Both Funnier And More Sad. But Perhaps Her Greatest Ability, Or At Least The One That Most Intrigues Me, Is How She Can Convey Deep And Powerful Emotion Without A Trace Of Sentimentality.