The risk element only came from acknowledging other people's attitudes toward it, and realizing that they considered it to be a risk for me to do.

I went backwards and forwards over it until I was 22. And then in the past few years I began to say to myself, OK, look, I'm not messing around. This is something I want to attack, instead of thinking, I'll just see what happens with it.

The only thing that I'm obsessed with is sleeping, and actually, it is more than an obsession, it is a pleasure.

I do like taking stuff seriously that a lot of people look at as nonsense. I enjoy the insanity of that. And I like the commitment that is needed for that.

In everyday life, my wife is the most wonderful. We're in love with each other beyond belief.

If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn't be so adored in the slightest.

Putting on weight is easy all the way through. But after the first couple of weeks, the novelty wears off very quickly, and your body is groaning and starting to really shout at you, saying, 'Why? Why? Why? Why are you doing this?'