queenoftherebels:

“I hated the first season. I did! I actually had a nervous breakdown. I would get up every morning, dreading going to work. I would have nightmares about going to work. I hated my character. If I was asked to write a backstory for her, I wouldn’t know one thing to say. So I went to see a psychiatrist. I told him my problem. That I felt stuck and that I was gonna leave the profession again. I was already like 75 by now… I spent twelve hours in therapy and then he asked me to invite Grace into the room and talk to Grace. And I fell in love with Grace. And I discovered that what it was is… in the first season began by us being abandoned by our husands and that triggerd me - and I went right down that dark hole. But from then on, it’s a joy. It’s an absolute joy.” - Jane Fonda at the Savoy Theatre (15th October, 2017)