“Shyness is just egoism out of its depth.”

“Everyone wants instant everything, and they want instant success, but I always think you should treat things in the arts like a garden, and let them grow.”

“I plant a lot of trees. I am a great believer in planting things for future generations. I loathe the now culture where you just live for today.”

“In this great age of communication, there a lot of people you can't actually understand. I know everyone tweets, and twits and texts and all that, but actually we've all got voices, and it is awfully nice to hear them and if you can understand what people are saying.”

“Shyness is just egotism out of its depth.”

“Shyness is just egoism out of its depth.”