Arthur Phillips

When a character bears the same name as the author it's just an invitation to have some fun.

I like Shakespeare. I like some of his work a lot.

I am notorious for always having two beagles with me, in any and all circumstances.

Reading about Queen Victoria has been a passion of mine since, as a child, I came across Laurence Housman's play 'Happy and Glorious,' with its Ernest Shepard illustrations.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

Chloe is really just like an exaggerated aspect of myself.