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My father started out as a riveter, but he had the soul of an artist. He worshiped Shakespeare and had aspirations to be an actor. He claimed that from the first day he laid eyes on me, I was going to be this great dramatic actress.

And my father was a comic. He could play any musical instrument. He loved to perform. He was a wonderfully comedic character. He had the ability to dance and sing and charm and analyze poetry.

My parents are the reason I wanted to make Shakespeare available to ordinary people.

I grew up with an artist father, and my parents' friends were also mainly artists or writers, so he connects what I do with his example.

My parents were both actors; my dad sort of quite early on. My mother acted for a while, and now she's a painter.

My father was a classical musician and my mother was a writer.

My mother was an actress and a director, as well. And my father was a playwright and poet.

My parents always saw me as an artist, and that greatly influenced me.

My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous jobs. He wanted to be a painter, but then he also wrote science-fiction novels in his spare time.