I have been made redundant before and it is a terrible blow; redundant is a rotten word because it makes you think you are useless.

Whenever I wear something expensive it looks stolen.

I was brought up a Catholic, for that you get an A level in guilt.

People who announce they are going to the toilet. Thanks that's an image I really didn't need.

Without arts programmes there's only reality TV, and reality TV needs the arts to show it what reality is.

I think of my life as a series of moments and I've found that the great moments often don't have too much to them. They're not huge, complicated events; they're just magical wee moments when somebody says 'I love you' or 'You're a really good at what you do' or simply 'You're a good person'.

Don't vote, it only encourages them.