From an early age I was always doing things which, with hindsight, indicated that the theatre and entertainment were where my future lay.
Much of my journey through life goes back to growing up in the freedom of the countryside, wanting to experiment, climb trees and find birds' nests, and fortunately my education helped harness all of that.
Long before school, I'd charge my parents to watch me play with my toy fort. At the age of three, I ran a bike show rigging up flashing lights with music.
By the age of six, I was starring in my first production Rumpelstiltskin, taking the lead role. I can still recite the lines from that performance at the age of 52. That production was probably a seminal moment in my life.
At school, I was also in productions and for some unknown reason would often play the girls' parts. Clearly, I loved the concept of theatre and it was Brian May of the rock band Queen who told me of Henry Cundall who was co-owner of the original Globe Theatre in London which staged the works of William Shakespeare.
Luckily for me, school was like a buffet restaurant because you could sample all that was on offer. It was this incredible smorgasbord of opportunity.