Hi, it's Cynthia McFadden, and this week on her take, Glenda Jackson. The Oscar-winning actress is on

Broadway playing not a queen, as she has done many times in the past, but a king, taking on one of the

most important and memorable roles in the English theater, that of King Lear. Now, Jackson's British, she's known

for having a very sharp tongue, and I was a little bit intimidated before we headed over there.

I had a whole plan for what I was going to do if she was, you know, wasn't willing to answer

my questions, but none of it was necessary. She sat down to talk,

and I have to say, having seen her in the play, King Lear, I took my son with me. My heart sort of

sank as we went to our chairs and they said, oh, the first act is two hours. Well, let me tell you,

it was two of the most thrilling hours I have ever spent in a theater.

So I hope you enjoy listening to what Glenda Jackson has to say about the theater, her life,

the Me Too movement, and lots more, as much as I enjoyed talking to her.

Take a listen.

Did you have any hesitancy about taking this on?

It all came about because a great friend of mine and a wonderful Spanish actress called Nouria

Esper was doing it in Barcelona and I went over to see her. And she said to me, why don't you do

it? And I said, don't be ridiculous. They'd never let me play Lear in England. What are you

talking about? And then the old Vic, which was the theatre I'd worked in before, wanted me to do a play,

and I suggested we do Lear, and there were where we were doing it. Did, I mean, you must have thought

through. I mean, you played queens, but playing a king?

Well, in a strange kind of way, I mean, coming at this difficult, when I was a member of parliament,

one of my, I was about to say duties, but I think in a sense it's a privilege really,

was to visit old people's homes, day centres,

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