Ambition drives you on, ability certainly helps, but the fickle finger of fate and luck are great things.

Ambition drives you on, ability certainly helps, but the fickle finger of fate and luck are great things.

I feel good when I stir something with a spurtle, but I don't make porridge very much in London.

Porridge and the urban lifestyle don't mix well.

Do not let the word tripe deter you. Let its soothing charms win you over, and enjoy it as do those who always have!

We live in a flat; my wife would be happy if we had a house with stairs. Or a little cottage in the country.

I had a holiday job in a kitchen, but I think well draw a polite veil over that. There was nothing joyous or creative about it. And none of this helped my studies.