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

Behind the proscenium arch, you can't always hear what people in the audience are saying.

I always look skint. When I buy a Big Issue, people take it out of my hand and give me a pound.

I don't believe in angels, no. But I do have a wee parking angel. It's on my dashboard and you wind it up. The wings flap and it's supposed to give you a parking space. It's worked so far.

Once you become successful, people know where you live, the type of house you live in, the kind of car you drive, the clothes you wear, and so it would be patronising to go and talk like a welder. Welding's a mystery to me now. You can't go back, your life changes every day.

As soon as I got successful, the Scottish press started picking on me. It's something they reserve just for me.

I love Scotland and I speak about it a lot, so people think I'm desperate to go back. They just take it upon themselves to say I'm going back, but I'm not. I'd rather concentrate on becoming a citizen of the world.