I used to think that technology could help education. I've probably spearheaded giving away more computer equipment to schools than anybody else on the planet. But I've had to come to the inevitable conclusion that the problem is not one that technology can hope to solve. What's wrong with education cannot be fixed with technology. No amount of technology will make a dent. It's a political problem.

My mind is changing about being a mum. I got a dog and the way I feel about it is a lot, and I realise maybe I would want to be a mum.

July 2018, when I married my third husband, Roger, after two years of proclaiming that marriage at 76 was stupid.

The US election showed me that I had trapped myself in wishful thinking.

I’ve been lugging around Doris Lessing’s books, which I have yet to read.

A visual artist.

I would have been OK with feeling shy. In my teenage years, I thought being an actor meant that you had to be a little more performative.

People give me a hard time about my hats. Over Christmas, this drunk woman shouted something about me having a shit hat because I had a red beanie on. Last week at a party, someone gave me a hard time for wearing a cap. I just think about melting ice caps when this happens.

I’m actually looking forward to getting older.

Two sturdy teeth.