My public caricature - that of a self-confident alpha male - is only partly accurate.
Alastair CampbellI have a nightmare about Tony [Blair] and Gordon [Brown] killing each other. Not every month, but now and then. I also have a recurring dream about losing.
Alastair CampbellI'm certainly driven, I hate losing, I can be ruthless and short-tempered and terribly competitive.
Alastair CampbellI feel like thanking Paul Dacre every time, because the reason they ask me is because they think I've come through the other end with a pretty good reputation. Loads of people get a bad press but have a good reputation. [David] Beckham - think what he went through. [Bill] Clinton, likewise. You just have to be true to yourself.
Alastair Campbell