I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical, so be it. I hate political correctness. I absolutely loathe it.

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.

I've learned to deal with stress much better now, things don't bother me in the way that they once used to.

It's not our intention to be mean. That's just within us.

I do see a big difference in the American work ethic compared to the British work ethic in a lot of artists.

I genuinely believed no one would want to marry me. I am difficult to live with. I'm selfish, quite weird and I need time on my own to think - and then I work all night long. That is difficult for someone to deal with. And it would drive me mad - I could never be my own girlfriend!

When someone asks, 'Does success make you into a monster?' I always say, 'No, it enables you to be a monster.'