When I was a kid doing television, they'd stick a leather jacket on me, and I would be the thug.

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

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.

I think that's what keeps you grounded - having your own life that's not directed by your job.

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

I had a weimaraner for 11 years called China, and he was a great dog, a bit mad. They're massive, weimaraners; they've got big floppy ears. They look like a pointer, but they're liver-coloured.

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?