In the end, punk inevitably burned itself out and acted as a bridge across which the New Romantics could sashay in their chiffon and glossy hair.

My preference is swimming in the sea. I find the sea is more liberating, wild and good fun rather than plodding up and down a pool.

I don't like doing stand-up, because I don't like standing up.

People are so different in reality from the picture created of them on TV. So it's all a creation; everything is made up.

I love everything about books. I love the content, the way they look and even the lovely way they smell. I think a book collection says something about you as a person, and certainly my books are something I'd want to pass on for future generations.

How do you conduct an intimate relationship where no one ever loses it? Where no one ever lashes out, where no one ever smacks anyone in the mouth?

They say revenge is a dish best eaten cold, but for most people, by the time it's ready to eat, they just don't fancy it any more.