I thought I was God's gift to mankind and the greatest Irishman since George Best.

I never forget that I'm extremely fortunate.

I'm not strong-willed enough or unkind enough... or maybe simply not wise enough to tell a journalist that a subject is out of bounds.

Martin Freeman as [Bilbo] is just a revelation.

I didn't much like Las Vegas. The noise of the place and the whole 24-hour, 'let's play the slot machines all night' culture of the place just left me cold.

Funnily enough, Northern Ireland is a great example of where politics can win over conflict. The decision to down arms and follow a political path would have been unthinkable once. It shows just what is possible.

In my life, I have made the occasional catastrophic choice, and it's just a case of moving on and learning from it.