Too Many People Confuse Being Serious With

I Think It's Because In America You Always Get The Sense That If You Fail, You Can Just Pack Up Your Things And Go Somewhere Else And Try Again. But In England, It's So Geographically Small That If Somebody Succeeds Here, It Reduces Your Chances Of Succeeding.

My Mum Died About Three Years Ago At The Age Of 101, And Just Towards The End, As She Began To Run Out Of Energy, She Did Actually Stop Trying To Tell Me What To Do Most Of The Time.

Now Most People Do Not Want An Ordinary Life In Which They Do A Job Well, Earn The Respect Of Their Collaborators And Competitors, Bring Up A Family And Have Friends. That's Not Enough Any More, And I Think That Is Absolutely Tragic - And I'm Not Exaggerating - That People Feel Like A Decent, Ordinary, Fun Life Is No Longer Enough.

Nothing Will Stop You Being Creative More Effectively As The Fear Of Making A Mistake.

God Was Treated Like This Powerful, Erratic, Rather Punitive Father Who Has To Be Pacified And Praised. You Know, Flattered.