I don't want anything that I buy to have done any harm to anyone or anything.

I don't enjoy living in a white box flooded with light. I like shadows, small spaces, old furniture.

I'm terribly fastidious. I like symmetry and neatness, but my house is as chaotic as any other family's.

Building design isn't trendy.

I've got a farm in Somerset, and I think it's God's own country. I love it.

A great deal of energy is wasted in hating people, and I can honestly say I've no wish to expend such a precious resource on being outraged about anyone.

As a property developer, I learned a long time ago to choose your battles wisely and that, unfortunately, compromise is a given.