Of course I have an ego, but you have to have an ego. You have to be incredibly competitive. I can get competitive at times, way too much, and it becomes a little bit obsessive.

My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don't.

The best way to kill someone is from the inside, by crushing their hopes and dreams.

At 20, you're cocky and you think you can rule the world, and you get it all wrong.

The young people working for me are ambitious and hard-working. That work ethic has always been a trait of the British.

Money brings you security and choice. You can make decisions in a different way if you have a lot of money. But when you have nothing, you have a naivety, and a more fearless attitude because you have nothing to lose.

I don't mind being cast as some kind of a pantomime baddie, but I am very fair in business. I always have been. I pride myself on being fair.