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I grew up in a small town about 40 miles outside London, but it was a fairly cosmopolitan household.

I loved Europe so much.

I grew up so poor in Austria that we never took a vacation with my family.

Europe seems a little softer, but in America it's harsh. In L.A., where I live, it's all about perfectionism.

We were saving, saving, saving then going to France and blowing the money eating. She was a nurse and had never experienced fine dining but she loved it, too. Our mates thought it absurd.

Honestly, I grew up in pretty modest circumstances. We were a middle-class family.

Well, I first started going to Europe in the late '70s.

And then in 1956 or 1957 my family went over to Europe and I moved over with them, and immediately people in Europe thought my perspective on that issue was 100% correct.

There was still food rationing in England and life was difficult all through my 2 year stay in Oxford.

I grew up in a middle class English family just outside London. I wasn't surrounded by that speedy city lifestyle, it was a little mellower.