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

I might be old, but I'm still desirable.

I like fat girls. A woman can never be too poor or too fat. I'd take a poor fat girl over a rich thin girl like Kate Moss.

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.

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

People are obsessed by happiness, but there are a lot of other invigorating experiences available.

I didn't want to tell Mother I worked as a journalist. She thought I was a prostitute. Locking yourself in a room and inventing characters and conversations which do not exit is no way for a grown man to behave.