I am pretty self-indulgent.

However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them.

I was seen dancing at school by a director, who asked me to be in a TV play. And it had a huge impact. So I think thats what really started me off.

Truly charismatic people, in my experience, dont come along very often.

I don't want three million people digesting my private life over their cornflakes.

I consulted a Chinese herbalist and spent two weeks on an island off the coast of Zanzibar. I was away from any kind of contemporary technology.

My parents were hugely supportive like that. I was always the best - it's so embarrassing, isn't it? I was always the best at everything.