a really good play is ambiguous - which is exactly why it endures. Every succeeding generation develops theories about it. The play's words provide very little clue. On the contrary, words are notoriously imprecise and open to every kind of… — Glenda Jackson Copy Share Image
Motherhood is the most dangerous and awesome relationship possible. ... The parent/child blood relationship is one-sided and irrevocable and enduring. And it is all rather humbling. — Glenda Jackson Copy Share Image
I studiously avoid any academic dissections of the play and any kind of previous experience of playing. For me, it's all in the play. — Glenda Jackson Copy Share Image
You don't do a play to compete for an award. This was the argument I always had over the Oscars. I didn't win them.… — Glenda Jackson Copy Share Image
You'd think is something one would grow out of. But you grow into it. The more you do, the more you realize how painfully… — Glenda Jackson Copy Share Image
I'm less confident now than I've ever been. In this peculiar craft, confidence is something you spend a lifetime losing. I used to be… — Glenda Jackson Copy Share Image
The best teacher is an audience. The ideal performance is when that group of strangers sitting in the dark gets energy from the group… — Glenda Jackson Copy Share Image
Usually, if there is a woman's part in a piece, there's only one, so you've got no other actresses to work with. — Glenda Jackson Copy Share Image
