Generally speaking, I think that if you do anything with commitment and passion, it will come good.

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

Building your own house is a primal urge, one of those universal genetic drives like the need to provide for your family.

I like the absurd and the surreal: the Coen brothers, Bunuel, Kubrick.

If you said to me, 'Lie down on that concrete floor and fall asleep,' I could do it. I can sleep anywhere at any time of day on any surface.

I cannot look at modern buildings without thinking of historical ones.

Every decently-made object, from a house to a lamp post to a bridge, spoon or egg cup, is not just a piece of 'stuff' but a physical embodiment of human energy, testimony to the magical ability of our species to take raw materials and turn them into things of use, value and beauty.