I’ve never been one to say never. From an early age I just wanted to do my best at anything I’ve laid my hand to, and never seen anything as impossible. Even when I was at university I made the most of my spare time, running a successful water filter business while I completed my studies. It’s not so much about making money, it’s about making the most of every opportunity I’ve been given and driving every idea, however difficult.

When Charley first mentioned to me the concept of Long Way Round, he wasn’t so sure as to the feasibility of it but I think we both saw the potential and I jumped at the chance to get on board. I mean I’d worked on some ambitious projects before … devising stuff that was fairly innovative in it’s day - such as The World’s Fittest Woman, Puma Dream Team Challenge and The Blue Eskimo Adventure Challenge – but this was something new. And that was really exciting.

Obviously Long Way Round became bigger then any of us could ever have imagined, and the bond I’d formed with Charley made Long Way Down and Race to Dakar a pleasure to work on. However By Any Means should top the lot.

The concept seems like the natural progression to everything we have done before, it’s bolder, more dangerous and really has the potential to be one of the most exciting travel documentaries ever seen. I remember Charley and I going over loads of possibilities at the Valencia MotoGP last October and nothing really seemed big enough after what we’d been through with Long Way Down. But as soon as I started to talk about the possibilities of By Any Means, the old feeling came back to us and we realised we had to make it happen at any cost.

And I suppose that last sentence sums up me perfectly. If I want to get something done, I’m the sort who will do my best to make it happen. There is always a way.