Life is a very serious business for the simple reason that nobody dies laughing.

With people in the world such as 'Jamie Oliver' and [TV chef] Clarissa Dickson-Wright there isn't much hope for animals.

What's the first thing I do when I wake up in the morning? Wish I hadn't.

I've gone through managers like people go through shredded wheat. Nobody looks after you.

And though I walk home alone, my faith in love is still devout.

As a very small child I found recorded noise and the solitary singer beneath the spotlight so dramatic and so brave... walking the plank... willingly... It was sink or swim. The very notion of standing there, alone, I found beautiful.

It begins in the heart...and it hurts when it's true. It only hurts because it's true.