I want to be your stranger across a crowded room.

It's one of the ironies of mountaineering,' said Young, 'that grown men are happy to spend months preparing for a climb, weeks rehearsing and honing their skills, and at least a day attempting to reach the summit. And then, having achieved their goal, they spend just a few moments enjoying the experience, along with one or two equally certifiable companions who have little in common other than wanting to do it all again, but a little higher.

What I have found is that real friends stand by you.

Well I certainly have learned and I hope I'm moving on and certainly two years of prison was a terrible punishment.

When I was three, I wanted to be four. When I was four, I wanted to be prime minister.

I put £150,000 into the stage production of Grease and have got back £1.5 million so far. It has been a fantastic success.

If you make a deal with a fool, don't be surprised when they act foolishly.