I have seen that the American Dream is a reality - and I would love to feel the British Dream is also a reality. To enable that, we have to bring back some common sense and encourage family values, a proper sense of justice and make people believe they have a decent chance to build a business or career for themselves. I see this moment as a fantastic opportunity to restore this, because I believe Britain Has Talent.

No, what I am doing is kind by telling people who are useless, "Do something that you're good at".

I look at him [son Eric] and I think of my dad all the time.... I was born to be a dad.

Women say hello and then put their hands down my trousers. I thought it was my hand they were supposed to shake.

I don't like people who are hypocritical, who pretend to be nice, particularly in show business when they're nice on camera, and then off camera they're absolutely appalling to the makeup people, or the waitress in a restaurant, you know? I don't like - I can't bear those kind of people. So I like people who are, you know, up front in your face.

The artists who endure are the ones who stay focused even after they have reached the top of their profession.

I turned down many chances to be on TV before 'Pop Idol' because I really wasn't interested in being famous. I didn't need it and didn't want it.