Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General read more

Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around.

When there's considerable uncertainty in the market, like there is now, banks lead the decline.

When there's considerable uncertainty in the market, like there is now, banks lead the decline.

I've directed traditional operas and it's been wonderful. But despite all the work they require, operettas are just plain fun.

I've directed traditional operas and it's been wonderful. But despite all the work they require, operettas are just plain fun.

Obviously, the economy ails from important secular imbalances; there's a lot to be concerned about. But the cyclical forces indicate read more

Obviously, the economy ails from important secular imbalances; there's a lot to be concerned about. But the cyclical forces indicate that, at least over the coming quarters, visibility is high.

Going down there, they're looking at me like I'm a veteran, even though I'm a rookie. I'm like, 'I'm still read more

Going down there, they're looking at me like I'm a veteran, even though I'm a rookie. I'm like, 'I'm still a rookie!' But it was a good experience.

I wanted to tell a 'Rocky'-type story about a girl from the inner city who had the ability, talent and read more

I wanted to tell a 'Rocky'-type story about a girl from the inner city who had the ability, talent and intelligence to do this but didn't have the support or the resources or the belief this was something that was for her.

This acquisition effectively creates a Yahoo! for Linux and open source developers,

This acquisition effectively creates a Yahoo! for Linux and open source developers,

They need to be permanent employees.

They need to be permanent employees.

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury