I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money but I didn't have it for many decades.

I've never had a very great public life.

I don't like being in debt, and I wouldn't borrow money for anything.

I've taken considerable gambles on shows, but they're very considered gambles.

Having a think about whether you can afford 'this' or 'that' is a good discipline to have, to maximise what you can achieve to the highest standard.

An old building is like a show. You smell the soul of a building. And the building tells you how to redo it.

I never know what is going to have that 'X' factor and what isn't.