The celebrity thing, I mean, Lindsay Lohan - what's she for? I look at that and throw my hands up in despair.

Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.

Apart from death and taxes, the one thing that's certain in this life is that I'll never be a fashion icon.

Kids get bored easily. They have got to get out and get their hands dirty: make things, dismantle things, fix things.

Engineering stimulates the mind. Kids get bored easily. They have got to get out and get their hands dirty: make things, dismantle things, fix things. When the schools can offer that, you'll have an engineer for life.

Teachers need to be more inspirational. But it's also up to engineering to make itself more interesting.