When you've been brought up in variety, I think timing is always important in your life. If I'm ever late for anything, whether it's personal or business, I always apologise. 'I'm sorry I'm late,' and all that. And if somebody is late meeting me, I expect them to say 'I'm sorry I'm late.' It's just, shall we say, showbiz etiquette of my day.
There will always be competition, especially in showbiz. There's always someone younger and hungrier standing behind you; there's always someone with more contacts; there's always someone whose grandfather or father is a filmmaker. I think your job is just to be there 100% - you work hard, and there are no shortcuts to success.
My parents used to throw great New Year's Eve parties. They invited such an eclectic mix of showbiz people. All those cool people were always hanging out at our apartment.
A career in showbiz is like a distance run. You have to have patience and pace yourself.
The showbiz world has to be manipulated to make it more interesting because most people's lives are boring.
A little showbiz never hurt anyone.
Because, also the world of showbiz is not just black and white, good and bad.
I think, if you've got children, that's your life. Your 'showbiz' life, if you want to call it that, is a separate thing, and it isn't everything to me.
If the kids did want to get into showbiz then so be it, but I would never project anything on to my children.
Everyone in showbiz is driven by ego, so how do you go from having loads of fame to working at 7-11? You can't do it!