If I were beginning my career today, I don't think I would take the same direction. Television is at a crossroads at the moment. And although I am not up to date technologically, I suspect that somewhere out there people are conveying things about natural history by means other than television, and I think if I were beginning today, I'd be there.
David AttenboroughDo we really require so many gardening programmes, makeover programmes or celebrity chefs?
David AttenboroughI am an ardent recycler. I would like to think that it works. I don't know whether it does or not.
David AttenboroughHow could I look my grandchildren in the eye and say I knew what was happening to the world and did nothing.
David AttenboroughClimate change will affect the whole of humanity, while terrorist attacks will only affect a small section of humanity. Of course, you wouldn't say that if you were related to someone who had been beheaded or blown up or murdered. But humanity is facing a very big, slow, long, drawn-out threat, and that is to do with the way the weather is changing and the size of the population.
David Attenborough