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I'm quite shy. Television presents an amplified version of yourself. When I'm on camera I'm pumping more adrenaline, I'm being a bit more engaging than I am in everyday conversation, but that's normal, isn't it? Otherwise nobody would want to watch. Kevin McCloud adrenalineamplifybite share on social
If I welcomed people into my lovely home every week in the pages of a magazine, they'd soon see how incredibly dull it is. It's important to maintain a bit of mystique. Kevin McCloud bitedullhome Change image and share on social
What happened in 2008 stopped people in their tracks. People stopped looking at their homes simply as commodities to exploit and starting thinking about how they might personalise that space and make them less bland and more autobiographical, and that's healthy, I think. Kevin McCloud autobiographicalblandcommodity share on social
Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. John W. Gardner excellenceextraordinarilyordinary Change image and share on social
I'd rather have one good scene in a movie by a great director than a small role in a mediocre movie. Tahar Rahim directorgoodgreat Change image and share on social
