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In the corporate work that I do, I suppose there’s a lot teaching involved. Bringing people into contact with techniques and principles that hitherto they’ve not thought about, and enabling them to use them to make their own skills more effective. I don't ever think of myself as a teacher. My vision of teachers is somewhat impaired by a collection of rather uninspiring tweedy sports jackets, dubious beards, and in several cases an affliction to the state of bachelor that made us all wonder just what closet door they were trying to beat down. In many cases I’m sure that I do teach. Yesterday I spent the day at The Actors Centre showing the skills involved in doing corporate role-play with a group of enthusiastic members of all ages. Indeed I would hope that my book “teaches” in some respects, but I would hope that its wisdom is imparted through experience and anecdote, rather than some dull learning by rote system.  I know that’s how I learnt whatever minimal technique I ha...

Never go back. We've just had the joy of a little three night break out in Portugal. I'd been out there directing the McDonald's uk AGM and then Rich flew out on the Wednesday to spend the rest of the week with me. We moved to a hotel in Faro which had a rooftop pool and that was all we needed. Sun loungers, kindles, good books, and the sun. Faro is not the most exciting place being the town near the airport from where everyone scurries off to the resorts on the Algarve. Indeed from our hotel, a mere ten minutes drive from the airport, we could see the end of the runway. No problem. We chilled. One thing we do love on holiday is an nice evening meal. Preferably outdoors so I can smoke, and good food. We weren't given that many options in Faro. The first evening was my mistake. A little restaurant in a square in the dark. Richard's meat kebab ( he's not a pescatarian) arrived garnished with prawns. For a boy who can't be in the same room as a can of t...