Because society places a value on masculinity, gay men aspire to it. If you go to a gay club and the doorman says, 'You do realise this is a gay club, don't you lads?' you get all excited because you think, 'Wow, he thought I was straight!'

All these people I interview are worth ten times what I'm worth.

Britain's such a twisted, weird little place.

My mobile rang around lunchtime one day, and it was George Michael. He wanted to come in on Friday. We were like, 'okay, if that's what you want'. And he was a very good guest. That's a real exception to the rule.

It sounds deeply shallow, but for brief spells every member of the public can be fascinating.

The only time I took Ecstacy was years and years ago. It was absolutely amazing.

The higher your profile becomes, the more aware you are that people out there might hate you.