Some people were just getting on with their lives, chatting, being young. It simply wouldn't do.

The way I've been with drink and drugs suggests I have a tendency to get addicted to things.

By puberty I learned that nothing worth having could be easily attained and to succeed one must be single minded.

My mum brought me up on her own. All we really had was each other.

There was [really] little difference between someone acting throwing french fries in your face and someone throwing french fries in your face.

On respect for the Queen: When I lick a stamp I always do it with my eyes closed.

It is 10 years since I used drugs or drank alcohol and my life has improved immeasurably. I have a job, a house, a cat, good friendships and generally a bright outlook.