My Heroes Were All In The Theatre.

I Was, If You Like, A Successful Schoolboy In That I Had A Degree Of Talent In All The Required Things That Make You A Success At School.

I've Always Had A 'work Hard, Play Hard' Attitude To Life - I Still Do - But Sometimes You Get Involved In Something That Needs A Calm, Methodical Approach.

It's Certainly True That I Was Brought Up In That British Amateur Tradition, The One Which Always Held That If You Were Reasonably Good At Cricket, Knew One Or Two Latin Texts And A Few Zingy Oscar Wilde Quotes For Dinner Parties, You Were Pretty Much Ready To Go And Run Some Outpost In Hindustan.

I Love Going For A Swim. Growing Up In England, Anywhere With A Pool Seems Like The Height Of Glamour To Me.

You Just Have To Take Control Of Your Own Performance.