But I certainly made mistakes, for which I regret, I think most human beings in their lifetime make mistakes, mine ended up in two years prison - two very remarkable years from which I learnt a lot.

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.

Energy plus talent and you are a king, energy and no talent and you are still a prince, talent and no energy and you are a pauper

War and Peace maddens me because I didn't write it myself, and worse, I couldn't.

Chatterers are a menace.

I want to be your stranger across a crowded room.

I'm passionate again about writing. This is important to me; it's got to be the comeback book.