Many people on the political left found my work psychologically liberating. They began to say: once you realize that standards emerge historically, then you can see through and discard all the norms to which we have been falsely enslaved.
“Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid.”
“I feel lucky. I think acting can help to keep you young. It does make you feel there's meaning in your life.”