I used to go into bars on my days off, and I decided that wasn't too good for me.

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 acting career began when I walked into a drama school class run by Anna Scher in Islington. Anna discovered a lot of people: Linda Robson, Pauline Quirke, Gary and Martin Kemp, and Dexter Fletcher were among my contemporaries.

It's never gone so far as me wishing I'd never done 'Quadrophenia,' but there was a time when I wouldn't talk about it because I wanted people to be interested in me for other things as well.

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

I'm famous for being a silky midfielder.

I grew up near King's Cross station in London, living in an apartment block where my dad was a caretaker.