I Think It's Always A Challenge To

What You Have To Understand About Period Drama Is That It's 'history Light.

I Think Every Period - Except For The 14th Century, Or Something - Has Some Merits.

Sometimes It Is Quite Surprising, The Emotional Intensity Of It. I Was In Ny One Day, In Barnes And Noble, And I Could See This Woman Following Me Around And After A Bit I Stopped And Said 'hello' And She Just Looked At Me And Said: “please Let Edith Be Happy!”

The Business Of Life Is Learning That You Can't Lay Down The Terms.

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.