I wanted to be a journalist for a long time.

I had teen angst for a while, but I think every teenager has the angst.

I never really sympathised with Peter Parker.

I'm a hard-mouthed north-eastern lad. That's me - the Eminem of Northeast England.

I'll tell you what I hate - bands like My Chemical Romance.

When you have a child, you are just immediately changed forever. You put yourself second. Your child comes first, and everything that you do is with them in mind.

New York is great for people watching and there's a bunch of amazing rooftops.

I never realised that the Edinburgh skyline was so interesting - it's gothic and very urban and there's a lot of church spires and old brownstone buildings.

I love anything that kind of removes me from myself and employs something else. So, I love accents and I love pretending.

I'm awkward around girls.

I have, I think, eight mentors. It's crazy, but I need them. They are all really important to me. They keep me grounded and advise me.

Take care of others now, so they can take care of you in future.

Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.

Death is my exit strategy. I'll be doing significant customer service only as long as I live.

I grew up wanting to be a writer for theatre.

Silence is the adornment of the wise, and for the foolish the only dignity possible.

Equality may be the law, but no human power can install it.

And if we want to achieve our goal, then let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness.

Is art really the priesthood that demands the pure in heart who belong to it wholly?

And history's fingers never relax their grip, never leave us unmolested, can touch us even when we would never imagine their presence.

Aboriginal people have much to celebrate in this country's British heritage