I do dream about Afghanistan. I wake up and think I'm still there..

If I have a weakness, it's for timepieces - if I see one I like and can afford it, I'll buy it..

For too many families, the aftershock of the war in Afghanistan will be felt every day, most probably for the rest of their lives. I know because I'v….

When the weather's good, there's no better place to be than the British countryside..

I really enjoy travelling around the world. I get to meet some extraordinary people..

If you have extremes of haves and have-nots where the gap keeps growing, the have-nots group together and create social disorder, as they can't see a….

It only takes around 60 seconds to cast your vote in the polling station. 60 seconds to protect the economy, 60 seconds to protect your jobs, 60 seco….

What's always got me is the fact that when people talked on the telly about Iraq, before Afghanistan kicked off, you'd get only these public-school-t….

The welfare system was designed to do something different when it was started than what it does now. It was a safety net to help people get back to w….

If you offer me a job sitting in a Winnebago with make-up girls and free food, I'm probably going to take it..

On my travels around the world, I've met people in countries where democracy doesn't exist and if it does, they are intimidated into voting in a cert….

I didn't even watch the soaps when I was in them because it's like a coal miner coming home and staring at the coal scuttle - I was never a great lov….

I don't think you should go into politics until you can stand on your own two feet economically, if possible, and you know enough about the world..

When I was an actor, I was part of a team, which I loved. You are a part inside something which is larger..