I always have a problem liking things I'm told I should like.

Parrots have gone a bit quiet since pirates have gone.

It's like the panda, they say that's dying out. But what do they do? When you see them they're just sitting in the jungle eating.

It would be spiteful to put a Jellyfish in a trifle.

Pigeons: They've got wings, but they walk a lot.

I've got loads of nieces and nephews.

[Jellyfish] are 97% water or something, so how much are they doing? Just give them another 3% and make them water. It's more useful.

Avocados, it's a food that ain't worth injuring yourself for. If it's a hassle to get into, leave it to the experts.

We've had the Iron Age, the Stone Age, this is the pissin' about age.

People who live in a glass house have to answer the door.

You know, when you're a producer, you're a bit of a lackey. You're just making cups of tea and making sure they've got newspaper, stuff like that.

I really need a gin and tonic.

I mean, it's very subtle and a little embarrassing to me, but I really believe there are things which nobody would see unless I photographed them.

I can't think of a time when we've had a region emerge as suddenly to become as strategically significant as the Caspian.

The Clinton paradox: How could a president so intelligent, so compassionate, so public-spirited and so conscious of his place in history act in such a stupid, selfish and self-destructive manner?

Reality is the only place you can deal from. If you're still worrying about the way things should be, you haven't even approached the starting line.

False teachers invite people to come to the Master's table because of what's on it, not because they love the Master.

I just want to make stories. They don't have to have a moral or a reason. There might be some mild cautionary notes, but they're not moral. They don't impart any Judeo-Christian ethic of any kind.

I was bullied and regarded as little bit of an oddball myself.

Nothing shapes your life more than the commitments you choose to make.

Each species on our planet plays a role in the healthy functioning of natural ecosystems, on which humans depend.