Acting is the most demanding, painful job in the world.
Every generation of children has its private hero.
Acting in a stage play is like working the evening shift in an office.
It was Julie Burchill who decreed that, beyond a certain age, a man should not be seen in a leather jacket.
Obviously I am not bothered about men's fashion - is anyone, apart from Jonathan Ross?
I see my large nose, like half an avocado. I broke it falling downstairs when I was six, and it now resembles a large blob of play-dough.