My house is not James Bondish at all. Sorry.

It takes courage to stay young, to make your enthusiasms work for you. Don't let anyone drag you down.

What I felt at that time - we're talking about '61 - was that I couldn't remember seeing a film that reflected the age we were living in.

Remember, the early '60s in London was something - which must have been like Berlin in the '30s when the arts flourished. You didn't have the differences in class, and so on.

To be successful, you really have to put your ego in the background and try to be diplomatic to achieve what you want to achieve.

I always wanted to design for films.

A studio allows me more freedom. You can create your own sort of reality which is actually more exciting than shooting on location. You can conjure up a complete atmosphere of escapism for the public.