I Am A Sweet Old Softy, But

I Hate Nassau And The Bahamas. It's One Of Those Places I'd Always Wanted To Visit Since Reading Ian Fleming But It Was Full Of Casinos With Americans In Shorts.

My Principal Motivation Is Supporting My Family, Which Is Not A Bad Reason For Getting Up In The Morning. That's Always Been My Motivation - To Take Care Of The People Who Rely On Me.

You Have To Give Kids From Ordinary Families A Ladder. You Have To Show Them There's A Way Out.

Largely This Is A Class Thing - Writers Tend To Be Cosseted Little Middle-class Kiddies Who Think That The World Owes Them A Royalty Cheque. But Just Doing It - Being In Your Room For Years On End, Locked In Your Head, Alone With Invented Ghosts - It Weakens And Softens The Body. And I Know I Can't Just Live In My Head.

My Teenage Years Were Spent Trying To Look Like Rod Stewart - I Ended Up Looking Like Dave Hill From Slade.