Oh yeah, I'm an Essex boy and proud of it.

I have seen incredible bravery from very young guys, the young generation that people write off.

It's an odd feeling, knowing someone is trying to kill you. On the front line, you learn quickly that if you're in the path of a bullet, you will get hit.

I'm an old git now, so I would say this, but television was better when there were less channels. There was more concentration and selection in terms of the output.

War is not cheap, but it's the human cost that's the highest.

If I have a weakness, it's for timepieces - if I see one I like and can afford it, I'll buy it.

I've always had a lot of time for servicemen. Yet there's been this bad relationship between civilians and the armed services. We say to soldiers, 'We want you when we want you, but stay away in peacetime. We're proud of you, but keep away from my daughter and don't come drinking in my pub.'