I'm very jealous of my daughter's education. She's been inspired by her teachers, and nobody inspired me as a teenager.

My daughter has always had a strong sense of her own identity. From the day she was born her father and I were in love with and in awe of her and still are.

I was trained as an actress. But I wasn't a very convincing actress, so I started doing punk poetry and then fell into doing stand-up.

I prefer highs and lows to an even keel. Moderation is never something I've been good at.

For me, being a woman suits what I want to talk about and what my audience wants to hear. Maybe I'm a dying breed.

I have a very solo career. I only write with people that I really adore.

I love fashion, but I don't come from a background of loving clothes, and I remember feeling badly dressed from a young age.