What I adore is mixing the unexpected, things you don't imagine should go together

People, even children, aren't really afraid of change. They're afraid of not being prepared for change.

I was painting furniture, learning to stencil, and explore all kinds of traditional techniques of decoration. I learned from books that I picked up.

There's always an important person who helps support your interests and encourages you.

I've always been a keen cyclist, I'm very close to the world of cycling. Not just cycling really - also walking, adventures, being a curious person, traveling to new countries.

Great stories happen all around you every day. At the time they’re happening, you don’t think of them as stories. You probably don’t think about them at all. You experience them. You enjoy them. You learn from them. You’re inspired by them. They only become stories if someone is wise enough to share them. That’s when a story is born.

The Japanese are hard to understand, but once you do the world is your oyster.