"I went through life like an idiot for a great deal of the time, saying there's nothing I would change. That was a very arrogant thing to say. There's a lot I would change. There are people I would have steered clear of"

In this quote, Hugh Leonard reviews his past and acknowledges that he has actually made errors. He confesses that for a large portion of his life, he lived foolishly and thoughtlessly, believing that he had no regrets and absolutely nothing to change. Nevertheless, he now realizes that this was a prideful and ignorant frame of mind. Looking back, he sees that there are lots of things he would have done differently, especially in concerns to the people he related to. He recognizes that there were people who were bad for him and he wishes he had actually prevented them. This quote acts as a reminder to be modest and reflective, and to gain from our past errors.