Always look on the bright side of life. (Monty Python)

I mistrust total competence. I've always felt life is a series of small disasters we try to get through.

One of the most important days of my life was when I learned to ride a bicycle.

When I read profiles of myself, I sometimes think: 'I have spent my whole life struggling to understand my motivations and impulses, and I've never quite sorted them out.'

I am restless. I don't mind leaving this comfortable, static life. I could live a year on my own in a remote village.

The kids growing up is a separate strand to your life. However bad a day you've had, that's the most important thing, and you have to remember that.