I Thought I Was Funny As A

I Think Actors Go Along A Continuum From Simon Callow Down To Kind Of Ross Kemp, And I Like To Think Of Myself As The Ross Kemp Of Comedy. He's Very Good In 'east Enders' Because He Plays A Version Of Himself. I Think I Can Play A Version Of Myself - That's About All I Can Do.

And I Also Felt That No One In An Audience Could Abuse Me Worse Than The Sort Of Abuse I Had Had At Work As A Psychiatric Nurse.

I Tried To Eat Better Too, But When You're On Tour You Literally Just Eat Some Hideous Pork Pie On The Motorway On The Way To A Show. It's A Really Unhealthy Lifestyle: You're Up Late, Drinking Loads Of Coffee To Stay Awake, Drinking Loads Of Alcohol Because You're Socialising With People.

So, My Style Has Hopefully Changed Over The Years And It Is More Relaxed, And I Do Tend To Smile And Have More Than One Expression These Days Hopefully - Which I Didn't At The Beginning.

I Suspect Most Politicians Feel Overwhelmed Because People's Lives Are A Real Struggle, Full Of Unhappiness, And You Would Probably Feel Powerless To Do Anything About It.