"This is a dark painting with a bit of violence because I was very affected by Diana's death. I cried all day because …"

"I’ve lived on my own since I was 13 and not been to school and brought a son up who’s now 18 and run theatre companie…"

"I didn't think anyone really liked what I was doing and I literally have the bailiffs at my door."

"I identify with people like Diana who just want to be loved by everybody. If somebody doesn’t like me I find that ver…"

"I heard Postgate's Desert Island Discs last year and I was very impressed by him as a man, and thoroughly enjoyed his…"

"No, it doesn’t mean anything, does it? People occasionally ask for your autograph or say, ‘I saw you in the paper’, b…"

"I do have a very, very big problem with someone who saw me coming and exploited me as a mascot."

"My background has been pretty abusive, nothing extreme, mainly psychological. There have been a few times when I have…"

"All those people who derided me did me a favour, because now I don't care what anyone says about me. I feel I am now …"

"Even in the most horrendous situations there is always something to smile about."