"People think it's all about misery and desperation and death and all that shite, which is not to be ignored. But what…"

"Relinquishing junk, stage one: preparation. For this you will need: one room which you will not leave. Soothing music…"

"[explaining the gaps in his employment history - from a deleted scene included on some home media releases] Yes, I ca…"

"I don't feel the sickness yet, but it's in the post. That's for sure. I'm in the junkie limbo at the moment. Too ill …"

"The downside of coming off junk was I knew I would need to mix with my friends again in a state of full consciousness…"

"It looks easy this, but it's not. Looks like a doss, like a soft option. But living like this, it's a full-time busin…"

"Our only response was to keep on going and fuck everything. Pile misery upon misery, heap it up on a spoon and dissol…"

"Since I was on remand, they've had me on this programme. The state-sponsored addiction. Three sickly sweet doses of m…"

"This seems however I really am the luckiest guy in the world. Several years of addiction, right in the middle of an e…"

"[opening narration] Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television. Cho…"