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" Self-builders are the adrenalin junkies of the DIY world; it's the equivalent of base-jumping off the top of the Gherkin to land in a paddling pool. "

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" A great deal of energy is wasted in hating people, and I can honestly say I've no wish to expend such a precious resource on being outraged about anyone. "

" You cannot use the democratic process for the procurement of excellence. "

" What happened in 2008 stopped people in their tracks. People stopped looking at their homes simply as commodities to exploit and starting thinking about how they might personalise that space and make them less bland and more autobiographical, and that's healthy, I think. "

" 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. "

" Life involves other people and it is a compromise. "

" My favourite authors include Trollope and Dickens. "

" Building your own home is about desire, fantasy. But it's achievable; anyone can do it. "

" There's no reason for your imagination to be fettered by money. "

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

" I cannot look at modern buildings without thinking of historical ones. "

" Building your own house is a primal urge, one of those universal genetic drives like the need to provide for your family. "

" Building a house from scratch in the middle of a field is a bit like building a prototype car. As with all prototypes, if you're building a car you usually have the luxury of producing several prototypes before you arrive at the production line version - so the opportunity for changing things is quite rich. "

" I hate negativity. I hate people who say the phrase 'I hate'. I really don't like the word 'hate.' Dislike, frightened of, terrified of, or yukky - but not 'hate.' "

" Luckily I have never missed a day's filming or work due to asthma. "

" Generally speaking, I think that if you do anything with commitment and passion, it will come good. "

" I like the absurd and the surreal: the Coen brothers, Bunuel, Kubrick. "

" I've got lots of friends who are musicians, and there is a fair proportion of broken marriages and relationships as a result. You are on the move all the time. It's difficult if you have kids, and it's hard to make money unless you are in the premier league. "

" I admire anyone that follows the road less travelled. "

" I have a recurring nightmare that I wake up in a gutter with nothing. I've had it all my life. That's why I work, I think. "

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

" My father, an engineer, was the gentlest man I knew. "

" Every breath we take as human beings damages the planet. "

" I'm not too fond of really cool design. I've got quite kitsch taste really, in things like tableware. I'm quite a sucker for 1930s pressed glass. "

" I'm terrified of being poor, I always have been. It's growing up as a Methodist. I'll spend that bit of extra money to get a better seat on a train sometimes, because it's quieter and calmer, but I refuse to spend money on clothes. "

" Building design isn't trendy. "

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

" I am a big fan of long drop, composting toilets - I like the cycle of using waste. When you have experienced one and seen what comes out of the bottom, it is amazing stuff. It's the most beautiful, driest, sweet-smelling compost. "

" I'm really quite conscious of clothes and the way they fit and don't regret wearing anything. Not even the five-inch stack heels I wore with three-button high-waisters at comprehensive school. Regret is for wimps. "

" I spend a frightening amount of money on books. "