When I was growing up in New York City, my father was a taxi driver for a time.

Sometimes I think opposable thumbs were invented so teenage girls could use text messaging.

I believe that the female perspective is a very healing and circumspect one, and we have a right to equal voice.

Are we asking terribly much of people to be curious and interested in the female experience from the female perspective?

In 1991, the government unleashed the power of India and created a partnership between itself and industry. As a result, India has emerged as an economic success story, and that is a matter of pride for all of us.

My daughter is a good, caring, compassionate person. To me that's the true meaning of success, even though the marriages didn't work out. My success with my daughter is all that matters.

Everyone loves a slice of period-drama-pie, but I think the success of 'Upstairs Downstairs' is really down to the wonderful format that Jean Marsh and Eileen Atkins created.

To me, success is making a positive difference through art - making art that affects the world and that changes the way people feel about themselves and the world.