I admire anyone that follows the road less travelled..

I've forgiven all my enemies - even those who have stolen money from me..

Life involves other people and it is a compromise..

Architecture was pretty much the sexiest thing to be doing from 1700-1800..

I don't want anything that I buy to have done any harm to anyone or anything..

The thing that I champion is sustainability. My terror is that suddenly we see it as a luxury, not an essential. That's a danger..

Every decently-made object, from a house to a lamp post to a bridge, spoon or egg cup, is not just a piece of 'stuff' but a physical embodiment of hu….

I've got a farm in Somerset, and I think it's God's own country. I love it..

I was never a hugely successful theatre designer. I painted a lot of scenery and did the lighting, and my lighting business grew out of that..

I don't enjoy living in a white box flooded with light. I like shadows, small spaces, old furniture..

If you said to me, 'Lie down on that concrete floor and fall asleep,' I could do it. I can sleep anywhere at any time of day on any surface..