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

As a person I'm a little more doubtful, introspective and analytical.

Question all information when you receive it. You might not even trust me Look at me, I've got a blanket over me head.

As long as we prioritize material truths over spiritual truths we will live in tyranny because we are living an illusion

I've always been a 'your parents have got to come up to the school' type of person. Even now, when I do something wrong - if I say something inappropriate on a live tv show, for example - I half expect to have to deliver a note to Barbara Brand: 'Please come up to Channel 4 head office, Russell's done something despicable.

If you strip away self-effacement, charm and the spirit of mischief-qualities that make determination and ambition tolerable- you're left with a right ar**hole.

As a performer, I'm very, very confident in what I do.