I'm very intrigued that in this culture of reality television and celebrity - which is an enormous industry and generates billions and billions of dollars - we're so resourceful.

I'm from a working-class background, and I've experienced that worry of not having a job next week because the unions are going on strike.

I'm not a saint. I'm not an angel. I'm a human being.

It's a very telling thing when you have children. You have to be there for them, you've got to set an example, when you're not sure what your example is, and anyway the world is changing so fast you don't know what is appropriate anymore.

I've had my share of dark days of the soul. I try not to focus on it too much so it doesn't get to me.

I think people in Great Britain are a bit jaded sometimes.

If you want to open a supermarket chain and put your face all around the globe, selling your baby and your dog, if it makes you happy, who am I to disagree, as the song goes. But it's not for me. I've always tried to keep my integrity and keep my autonomy.