But really death seems the least awful thing that can happen to someone

The problem I've got is that I really, really like drugs. I love everything about them. It is horrific being sober all the time-utterly awful.

Self-pity is the most destructive of all narcotics.

The motivation of all artists is 'Look at me, Mum'.

I am desperate for attention. But everyone else is too. Everyone has fantasies of fame and greatness. Life for most people is a process of shedding those fantasies.

One of the many troubles of growing older is that it gets progressively harder to find a famous historical figure who hadn't yet amounted to anything by the time he was your age.

It's really interesting because 50 years ago, if you didn't wear a hat everyone looked at you. It just proves that everything is fashion.