I had always wanted to work on the stage in New York. American actors were a great inspiration to me, and New York was what London must have been to Puss-in-Boots or medieval York to a rural serf. Glittering, powerful, dangerous, unattainable.
For many years, although theatres invited me to work, I couldn’t because Equity or immigration wouldn’t allow it. Then, finally, I got my green card. Todd Haimes at the Roundabout asked me to do A Month in the Country, and at last I had the opportunity to join Equity, which I did with great pride.
It all came together at last and I became part of that incredible city, working in Times Square no less, the ventricle of the heart of Broadway. I have never been happier.
