I spent a little time in Germany as a schoolboy learning German, and it's a country I knew very well, spent a lot of time in. I knew the history very well. I've always wanted to do a piece of work about the post-war period, of one sort or another.
“Comedy is unusual people in real situations; farce is real people in unusual situations.”
“Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it.”