I'm more like a spoon symbol. I think women just want to spoon me.

Sometimes films about oppression or suppression can be quite maudlin and quite dour. Sometimes you need a little sugar with the medicine and I think of myself as the little sugar.

When I was about 13 I realised girls weren't going to kiss me because I was a gigantic, weird looking creature from the depths. I was like 6 ft. aged 11.

I'm a huge, huge believer in love. Huge!

I definitely enjoy an audience, when I'm performing. As I get older I'm kind of less comfortable at being demonstrative. I always fancied myself as a raconteur, but that never really worked out.

I never go to these showbiz parties. I avoid them with a 10-inch pole.

I cook rarely, but I've kind of got two or three dishes that I stick to. I do a great sweet potato and lentil curry.