If You Want Creative Workers,

...when You Collaborate With Someone Else On Something Creative, You Get To Places That You Would Never Get To On Your Own. The Way An Idea Builds As It Careens Back And Forth Between Good Writers Is So Unpredictable. Sometimes It Depends On People Misunderstanding Each Other, And That's Why I Don't Think There's Any Such Thing As A Mistake In The Creative Process. You Never Know Where It Might Lead.

The Writing Is The Most Important Bit, And Performing It Is Just Closing The Circle Because I'm Less Likely To Screw It Up Than Anyone Else.

What Is Absurd Is Not The Teachings Of The Founders Of Religion, It's What Followers Subsequently Make Of It.

The English Contribution To World Cuisine: The Chip.

My Compulsion To Always Be Working Has Become Less Strong And My Current Business Is Purely Down To This Enormous Alimony. If I Wasn't Doing This I'd Be Making Documentaries About Wildlife And Other Subjects That Interest Me.