If I wanted your opinion, I'd slap it outta ya.

I don't want to sound like Catherine Cookson but I've worked since I was eight, with a paper round and in a fruit and veg shop. Taking a pay cut won't demotivate me, not at all. It's not about money in the first place. It's about the job.

If I wanted your opinion, I'd slap it outta ya.

Times are hard and friends are few

I enjoyed school - although I ran away on the first day. I'd reminded the teacher that it was nearly time for 'Watch With Mother' on TV.

I am quite happy to take a cut. You've got to, if you want to work and continue working.

Comedy, your funny bone, is formed in childhood.