The character thing really is sort of, for me, personally, rather ancient history.

If you feel safe in the area you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth. And when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about in the right place to do something exciting.

Let the children use it, let the children lose it, let all the children boogie.

I'd rather stay here with all the madmen than perish with the sadmen roaming free.

I think Lindsay Kemp really introduced me to the work of Jean Genet, and through that, I kind of kept re-educating myself about other prose writers and poets.

I have found myself deeply, deeply intrigued by the ska-punk scene. It's such an expressive form of popular music, it's so real, it's got so much life: it's the most vital music in the world.

I ask for so little.Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave