Kevin McCloud

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

I was never a hugely successful theatre designer. I painted a lot of scenery and did the lighting, and my lighting business grew out of that.

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

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.

When I left university, I idled around without focus for much too long.

There's nothing you can do about busted ribs. You just have to wait for them to pop back into place again.

One mustn't mistake bling for excellence, just as one mustn't mistake quiet for mediocre.

Living an environmentally responsible lifestyle can seem like a Scrooge-like list of don'ts. Don't take that flight, don't buy that car, don't eat those blueberries flown in from somewhere far-flung.

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

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

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

I admire anyone that follows the road less travelled.

It's possible to be satisfied with a day's work or a cake, but a life... what is a life but a history of events badly remembered?

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'm driven by issues, not driven to be political.

A friend of mine once wrote a silly article about all these metrosexuals like David Beckham wearing sarongs, and she described me as a 'heteropolitan.' I don't know what that means. I think it was a joke.

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

Every breath we take as human beings damages the planet.

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

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.