I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.

Good education is so important. We do need to look at the way people are taught. It not just about qualifications to get a job. It's about being educated.

I think about architecture all the time. That's the problem. But I've always been like that. I dream it sometimes.

I don't think people should do things because you know, 'I am turning this age, I must go have a husband.' If you find somebody and it works out then have kids, it's very nice. But if you don't, you don't.

I have always appreciated those who dare to experiment with materials and proportions.

I miss aspects of being in the Arab world - the language - and there is a tranquility in these cities with great rivers. Whether it's Cairo or Baghdad, you sit there and you think, 'This river has flown here for thousands of years.' There are magical moments in these places.

You have to be very focused and work very hard, but it is not about working hard without knowing what your aim is!