Because reading is one of the joys of life, and once you begin, you can’t stop, and you’ve got so many stories to look forward to.
You’re wrong, you know. You do count. You’ve always counted and I’ve always trusted you. But you were right. I’m not okay.
Do awards change careers? Well, I haven’t heard of many stories where that’s the case. It’s a fun excuse to meet colleagues and celebrate people who’ve done well that year in certain people’s eyes, and it’s nothing more than that.
Pull the hair on my head the wrong way, and I would be on my knees begging for mercy. I have very sensitive follicles.
The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone is great fun.
There are moments when, like all of us, you get a bit self-conscious and you’d rather not be living any of your day in public. Those are the awkward times, but you’ve got to have fun with it.
I try to work hard. I’m really proud of what I get to do as a living. I still pinch myself. But I also know it’s a craft, and I can get better at it and learn every time I do it. So I try to work hard no matter what the task is.
Looking for happiness is a sure way to sadness, I think. You have to take each moment as it comes.
Conan Doyle is amazing in the way he has Watson describe Sherlock’s posture, mood swings, his hand gestures, and so forth in the novels.
Mum did a lot of commercial theatre and farces in the 1980s and ’90s to make sure the school bills were paid.