I try to appreciate the simple things. I've just been camping with my son and I enjoyed that just as much if not more than a holiday in a posh hotel. I like making a cup of tea and bacon sarnie in the morning.

If you have enough money to be comfortable it makes life a lot easier and that's undeniable. But I think happiness is more elusive.

"God save our gracious Queen": Why would we invoke a non-specific deity to bail out these unelected spongers?

I tried to like it. For me, it was like being smacked around the head by a piece of IKEA furniture: it hurts, but you've got to admire the workmanship.

Contentment is knowing you're right

It's not a beard, it's an animal I've trained to sit very still.

Television is where you earn regular money so you can plan a little bit but even then only when you have a regular gig. If you're just doing the odd appearance, you don't know if it will carry on.