I had never auditioned for Broadway - any play - and I was not familiar with what you're supposed to do.

To begin with, I don't have any stage fright.

I come from that society and there is a common thread, specifically family values - the idea that you do anything for your family, and the unconditional love for one's children.

It's fascinating to be in a place where no one has ever heard of me.

The process is intense and the producers, who are intelligent men, are bringing in new people for a fresh look at a complicated project that has been in the making for 10 years.

I am a woman of the 21st Century who is self-assured and speaks my mind.