Money isn't important, but you have to have enough, so you don't have to think about it. Thinking about money is a drag.

We've always been a bit out of touch with reality.

I know that some filmmakers strive for a kind of naturalistic approach, but you're never going to capture something that's really natural - just the simple fact that you choose to put a frame around something means that you've already chosen one particular thing to put more attention on.

The good thing about people really is their iffy-ness and dodginess, isnt it?

I'm always nervous when I perform anyway.

I guess I'm fairly insistent and maybe consistent. If I decide I'll do something, I generally will.

Being chronically shy I needed to create a persona for myself and be involved with a band where I could be ruler of my own kingdom. Then Pulp became hugely popular and I lost control of it, which is when it all went wrong.