Fame and fortune should never get in front of your passion. The passion will generate the fame and fortune, if you're good enough.

I used to want to be a lawyer, but I didn't want to have half my brain sucked out.

I was the son of a publican and a master builder. He ran the Empire Hotel in North Hobart. His name was Max, too. Big Max.

It's been amazing to step out of a bottle of ink on to an iPad. There's no better time than right now to embrace this fabulous sandpit of technology. Because intuitively, at the touch of a finger, most of it is possible.

I practised as an architect for 10 years. I qualified in 1973 with a fellowship diploma of architecture. World Series Cricket gave me the freedom to go out and pursue architecture.

One of the most obvious parts of my character is the smile, and if I wasn't comfortable in myself then I wouldn't be able to smile so much.

Given how well the cards have been dealt to someone like myself, I think there's an inherent obligation to try to reach out and make a difference.