I've spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on the very best security and I can assure you my homes are as safe as the Bank of England.

Choosing how you vote should not be a snap verdict based on a few minutes of television.

I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics. So forgive me. But I am passionate about this country. I am equally passionate about the potential of the people who live here.

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

The feelings that we equate with love-feeling sick, feeling insecure, not eating-that's just lust getting in the way. It's your ego saying, 'I want to get laid' and 'I hope she likes me more than I like her.' Love is something that should be there in 20 years' time.

Holding auditions in front of an audience is testing.

Whether they run a record company or a grocery store, every boss will tell you you're in big trouble if you're borrowing more than you can ever afford to pay back. Delaying the pain for future generations is suicidal. We've got to start getting the deficit down right now, not next year.