I come from a family of traders; my grandmother and my mother were very good at making money.

Balance sheets bore me. I suspect if figures had excited me I would have gone into the city and now be a lot wealthier.

I do have a rule that very few meetings are worth more than ten minutes.

I do think your attitude towards money is an inherent part of your character.

Property is my major investment. My accountant has put money into various long-term savings arrangements. To be honest, I am a bit vague about all that stuff.

I like to look put together without trying too hard. I don't want to look as if God's made another rainbow - I prefer muted, autumnal colours, like most fading redheads.

I never wanted to run a production company. I didn't want to convert my life into running a business.... so I always resisted it and kept things simple.