I have discovered that even the mediocre can have adventures and even the fearful can achieve.

I still had the same affection for New Zealand as I've always had. Didn't change at all.

I think global warming is a very real problem for our world. I've seen the changes that have taken place in the Antarctic, in the Himalayas, where the natural ice has sort of faded away, and there's no doubt in my mind that we're living in a strange world, a world which is not easy to understand or handle, But there's nothing you can do about, you just have to live your life as best you can.

If I'm selecting a group, the first thing I look for is a record of achievement . . . If (candidates achieve) in small things, there's a very good chance they'll perform well in big things.

I hate being called an 'icon.' I just don't like it. That's all there is to it.

I did have my moments of despair. It was certainly not - it's not an experience I would like to have again. And then June came along.

I found fear stimulating. Particularly after you've done something that you'd been frightened of at the time, but you carried through and did the job.