I'm A Jacket Man. And If I'm

I Used To Joke That One Of The Reasons There Was A Lack Of Classical Work On My Cv Was Because I Couldn't Operate In Those Kinds Of Trousers. Which Is A Joke, But It's Actually Also True - If I Want To Appear In Public I Want To Look My Best. If I'm Onstage I Like To Do Contemporary Work, Largely Because Of The Trousers, Because Of The Clothes. I Like A Decent, What We Used To Call A Lounge Suit. Then I Can Start To Motor.

One Of My Great Regrets, And I Don't Have Many, Is That I Spent Too Long Putting People's Status And Reputation Ahead Of Their More Important Qualities. I Learned Far Too Late In Life That A Long List Of Letters After Someone's Name Is No Guarantee Of Compassion, Kindness, Humour, All The Far More Relevant Stuff.

I Don't Even Own A Car.

I Don't Normally Watch Films I'm In Because I'm Squeamish About That And It Takes Me Quite A Long Time To Recover And I Have To Go To Work. I'm Not Being Coy Or Cute, But It's Just True.

I'm Probably The Only Person Who Actually Remembers Pirate Radio.