Children don't need much advice but they really do need to be listened to and not just with half an ear.

Parents always think it's the kids' fault. If they're naughty, it's the kids' fault. Not true! Children generally are not naughty for no reason.

Sometimes you'll have some things, and sometimes you'll have other things. And you do not need it all at once; it's not good for you.

Children are the most wonderful audiences. What's struck me most is that that they watch it so silently, until the end when they shriek and shout and clap.

British aren't really known for their physical loveliness but firemen, generally speaking, are gorgeous.

We belabour, I think, under a very heavy crust of consumerism really.