You look at any war zone and you talk to any soldiers and they have to blank out - in order for that to work for them, in order for them to survive they have to blank out something in themselves in order to do it.

I'm a massive fan of Brit Art in general and Damien Hirst in particular. I think he's an absolute genius and should be celebrated in every way.

Liverpool will always be my home.

We have one life and we should cherish it and make it the best we can.

I think when you don't know where you stand with someone, they can surprise you in their goodness and their badness, and that makes them human.

I love getting stuff, and if I give a present to someone and don't get one back, you can bet your life they won't be getting one next year.

'Evil' is quite a blanket term. People aren't the demonic characters we would like them to be sometimes.