I have pitfalls. I have emotional responses to things that are really not about me. They're about other people.

I really cannot get over the generosity of our Tibetian teacher. He said, "Don't punish yourself. You're going to be a student at a university in the north of England. You need to have your experiences and have your fun, and not judge yourself. Don't live in guilt and regret."

There are very specific demands, though, in television, and you notice the budget constrictions. It's the time constraint and a purse constraint more than anything else that you notice. But the ambition of the writing and, hopefully, the delivery of it gets better and better because we want to outdo ourselves to keep ahead of a very expectant and hungry public.

Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame.

I have actual acting scars.

For brain surgeons it's particularly difficult to deal with failure. It was fascinating to learn about that whole world.

Our daily lives are so mundane, we get taken over by what is immediately in front of us and we don't see beyond that.