I like books like 'The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher,' where the investigation of a crime becomes a way into an exploration of the society where the crime took place.

If you rewrite a paragraph fifty times and forty-nine of them are terrible, that's fine; you only need to get it right once.

Most animals are pragmatic about mysteries: If they run across something they don't understand, all they care about is whether it's edible and whether it's dangerous. Humans, on the other hand, are drawn to the mystery for its own sake.

With 'Broken Harbour,' a third of the way through, I worked it out and had to go back and bloody rewrite.

My very first real job in the industry was as a production assistant on a show called 'Infinity Factory' in 1976.

I often work 14-hour days, but the job is very fulfilling. I love being my own boss.

We must give young people and others who cannot find a job a direct and clear incentive to create one for themselves by starting a business.

We want our teams to be able to entertain the supporters - they're such an important part of the industry, sometimes forgotten a bit. At the Amex they'll be very important for us. So we'll try and entertain. At the same time I know we're in the results business. I'm not naive.