Roland Emmerich is a very interesting individual. He is more erudite and well-read than most of the people I know.

History is more interesting than most people think.

Most ballets are more interesting than most men.

People say, 'Are you insane?' But the most successful climbers are the most calculating, with the most refined sense of risk. They're hyper-conscious of safety. They're the least insane people I know.

I got to act with my childhood film idol, Robert Redford, and that's a gift in itself.

I have written, probably, more books for children than any other writer, from story-books to plays, and can claim to know more about interesting children than most.