There's a certain edge about cruelty. If you're honest about it, most people wince, but say it had to be said.

The public are not stupid.

I thought if Oasis could get away with sounding like The Beatles, I could get away with sounding like Abba.

I was very cheap - that's the way I'd always worked.

Everybody likes a roller coaster ride.

Give the public what they want. What you want is unimportant.

Reality TV finds talented people. There are no scripts. The editing is what it's all about. Great editing makes those shows.