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Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. And time is short.

There are always distractions, if you allow them.

I need distractions. Good distractions, not bad ones. A good distraction for me is a great play.

You can always find a distraction if you're looking for one.

Multi-tasking arises out of distraction itself.

I've trained all my life not to be distracted by distractions.

Work is a great blotter up. It stops you thinking, which is useful. No, it stops you feeling.

Successful writers say you should never work from a desk with a view, and the view I have from this one is a huge distraction. There's a garden bursting with fresh vegetation, and just beyond the high wall at the end of it, I can see the sign of the local pub across the road. Distractions, eh? I'm so easily led.

I think everybody's got different methods of working which suit the particular individual. Mine is to sort of play the part, and give 100%, to concentrate and focus on it while I'm actually working, but then leave it behind until the next day.