I was frustrated as a child when I had to use a vacuum. It had a screaming noise and the smell of stale dog and a lack of performance.

My interest in film is sort of catholic - apart from science fiction and horror movies, I'll watch almost everything.

Nobody wants the expenditure of a lease on a factory which lasts 21 years. You can't plan 21 years ahead.

The key to success is failure… Success is made of 99 percent failure.

Britain's great strength is its innovative, design and engineering natural ability and we're not using it.

Designing aircraft and racing cars is an extremely exciting thing.

There is no such thing as a quantum leap. There is only dogged persistence - and in the end you make it look like a quantum leap.