In my game, you get brokenhearted a bit. You do a play, get a bad review in the papers... actors are sensitive; you think of all the work you've done, and it breaks your heart, but you learn to shrug it off and to carry on.

My philosophy is to enjoy yourself. Do the things you want to do, like play golf!

I don't miss EastEnders. I did a two-stretch. That was enough.

I'm famous for being a silky midfielder.

Being a part-time pop star was perfect, really, when I wasn't worn out by the partying.

It's great to do small plays in the theatre and then go off with Blur and play in front of thousands of people.

Doing 'EastEnders' wasn't exactly suffering, but my soul's not in quick-fix TV. Theatre doesn't pay like TV work pays, though. We all have to live, don't we?