Lionhead Studios head and current Microserf Peter Molyneux is a smart man. Just take a look at his games: Populous, Black & White, Theme Park and The Movies. Don't they sound so smart?

Well, Peter wasn't always so clever. He used to be a dummy. And everyone used to call him a doofus, undermining the lad's self confidence—even to this day! Take a gander at what he tells Gamasutra:

I was always a failure. When I was at school, I was just an idiot. And everyone thought I was an idiot, and everyone would always say that I would never do anything or get anywhere. And because of that, I feel I've yet to do that game which really makes a difference—that really is the landmark game.

That means that I do push myself—I can look you in the eye and truly say that I'm trying to make Fable 2 the greatest game I will ever build. If you write that, it will get me in an enormous amount of trouble, but that is what I truly believe.

Peter Molyneux, former idiot makes good. Brian Ashcraft

Fable 2 Is Gonna Be Great, Says Pete [Gamasutra]

Contact information for this author is not available.