By my mid-30s, I just thought, 'This is not going to happen. I am never going to become an astronaut in the U.K.'

I am not going to pretend that flying a spaceship will be as safe as getting in a 747 with four engines for a flight across the Atlantic.

I do have a bit of a fear of heights. But I don't get scared of heights when I am flying a plane.

I never have a plan of what I am going to draw.

I'm just happy with what I am, and I happen to be a polo player.

It's amazing: I am a New Yorker. It's strange; I never thought I would be.