I need an audience to look at what I've done so I can understand it, so I can step back and watch them respond and figure out what they're understanding about what I'm trying to do and what they're confused about.

I just don't really think of career. I've never been driven by career.

You can't be theoretical when you're building a musical.

I'm a very laid-back person.

Martial arts, for me, is not just some kind of job to gain some money or whatever. No, martial arts, for me, is my lifestyle, my religion, my philosophy... Martial arts are everything for me.

I champion a real campaign to tackle the rampant corruption that is draining Saudi resources, both financial and human.

I think what is happening is I think first of all there is confidence in the U.K. economy. We're in a German rather than a Greek position in international financial markets, which is very positive and keeps our debt service costs down, and we're also beginning to see real evidence of rebalancing.

My big journey was around money. I was a successful writer, I was a musician, but I was just always broke.