MY NAME IS ASTRID WHETTNALL, I AM A COMEDIAN. CLEARLY, YES. THE DIRECTORS; THE DIRECTORS WITH WHOM I WORK ARE EVIDENTLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE A MESSAGE. THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, WHICH INTERESTS ME GREATLY AND I HOPE IT WOULD INTEREST THE PUBLIC. I NEED, OF COURSE, TO BE INSPIRED, TO NOURISH MYSELF, TO LEARN; AND WHAT WE DO TODAY HAS A REAL POLITICAL VALUE, AT LEAST IN CREATION. ON A SMALL SCALE, BUT NONETHELESS.