I grew up conservative because my mum was a conservative, and when I finally realized what conservatives were, I changed my mind immediately.

I'm enjoying everything in my life, but I think the element of surprise in show business is what makes us really love it, because one day you're sitting by the phone waiting to do something or not doing anything, and the next day you've got the chance of a lifetime. Those little phone calls don't come up so often, but when they come up, it's fantastic.

I've reached the stage of my life where learning is so important to me. I go through the past enough when I play my old songs on stage. And I don't mind doing that. But I want to think about the future.

My old man is drunker than a barrel full of monkeys, but my old lady she don't care.

No tears to damn you when jealousy burns.

Poor cow, you'll get your dumb man. You'll see your whole life coming at you in the back of his hand.

Talk to each other. Never go to bed when you're angry with each other. Lady Antonia Frasier who was married to Harold Pinter said they never went to bed on an argument.