I find it very hard to play a part, then take it off like a cheap suit and become Mr Normal - Mr. Nice Guy.

I've had a blessed career, and that has been acknowledged in many ways over the years.

I haven't got the kind of discipline where I can turn my emotion inside out and then just switch off. It affects me fairly profoundly and I don't like putting myself through that kind of mincer every day.

I find it very hard to play a part, then take it off like a cheap suit and become Mr Normal - Mr. Nice Guy.

The whole fame and fortune thing is addictive.

The older I've got, the easier I've found it to accept myself. I think I've finally learnt not to beat myself up so much.

I've gradually grown more comfortable with who I am and what I am.