When You Have A Family, Or Even

When People Warned Me There Would Be Long Periods Out Of Work If I Became An Actor, I Couldn't Keep A Straight Face Because That Was Exactly What I Had In Mind.

I Don't Dislike The Process Of Animation... I Find It Daunting, But Only As Much As I Find Everything Daunting.

I'm Not Good At Watching Myself Which I Think Is Perfectly Natural. I Don't Give Myself A Hard Time About It. I Am The Worst Critic.

I Did Actually Sit Down With A Blank Sheet Of Paper Once. I Think The Phone Rang And That Was The End Of My Literary Career.

One Of My Great Regrets, And I Don't Have Many, Is That I Spent Too Long Putting People's Status And Reputation Ahead Of Their More Important Qualities. I Learned Far Too Late In Life That A Long List Of Letters After Someone's Name Is No Guarantee Of Compassion, Kindness, Humour, All The Far More Relevant Stuff.