I think what we have seen in terms of gay teenagers committing suicide because of bullying is anguishing. I think young people, if they are feeling like they are confused, need to know that there are people to talk to and that there are places they can go and not feel alone. But I feel that they have just as many rights as I do to not be bullied.

Have we become so celebrity-obsessed that there is no longer a difference between a character and an actor? I hope not.

I'm supposed to convince you, for two hours, that I'm somebody else. Now if you know everything about my life, if you think you've got me figured out and you think you know all my dark secrets, how am I ever going to convince you that I'm somebody else?

I just want it to be better, I just want to be better, but this is very encouraging.

Pushing the boundaries of what is expected of you is important to me.

I actually have a number of lovely watches from the International Watch Company.

I am not an image. I am a human being.