Sunday Times interview (1980s)

"It's Queen Kong." (Gasp-gasp faint-faint) by Jani Allan, from the Just Jani column of the Sunday Times (1980s), republished in Face Value by Jani Allan.

• Theatre is simply in my BLOOD..If they had to de-sanguinize me the BAD theatrical blood - or maybe that's MAGICAL blood - would simply flow back!

• I've been called a termagent, but people BELIEVE in me. I'm a BIG personality.

• My type is dying out of the theatre. I'm a conductor who has to ORCHESTRATE the whole thing.

• I'm a ROLLS-ROYCE! A MAN-EATING ROLLS-ROYCE!

Quotes about Taubie Kushlick

• The metallic age suits her - silver hair, gold teeth and lead heart.
  • Jani Allan, "It's Queen Kong.", Sunday Times (1980s), republished in Face Value by Jani Allan.

• Intense. Vibrant. Undeniably talented, with a unique intelligence and razor-sharp wit. A woman, self-created for all seasons.
  • Jani Allan, "It's Queen Kong.", Sunday Times (1980s), republished in Face Value by Jani Allan.