The dead hand has too long hampered the freedom of the living.

There's a perception that British pies suffer from mediocrity, and historically they have. We're trying to re-educate people about what pie is.

No one can say I didn't pay my dues in life.

There is something hugely civilised about allowing long pauses in a conversation. Very few people can stand that kind of silence.

I prefer the pen. There is something elemental about the glide and flow of nib and ink on paper.

The dead hand has too long hampered the freedom of the living.

Trust the story ... the storyteller may dissemble and deceive, the story can't: the story can only ever be itself.