Even when I was a child, I always wanted to be older. I realised just in time that it's a mistake and to enjoy my youth while I had it.

I am a gay man who loves James Bond films and snooker - all kinds of working-class pursuits.

I always compare reading anything on the Internet to listening at doors. If you don't want to hear anything bad about yourself, you should never do it.

Slightly forgettable movies can sometimes make great musicals.

It's a cliche, but it's true that all the fun lies in baddies, grotesques and comic roles.

You can always expect tragedy as well as adventure; that's just how it goes.

I used to go to the gym regularly and swim an awful lot, but that was when I was unemployed and knew leisure intimately.