The best piece of advice I've been given? 'Never let go of a lady's leg.' Or 'Cheer up', probably. Actually, nobody seems to give me advice any more, I don't know why. Maybe it's because I don't listen.

MUSICIAN PHIL COLLINS

I think an actor must always maintain a childlike innocence and retain some naivety. Without this, creativity is dead.

ACTOR SUN HONGLEI

No, no, I wasn't that guy. I was the guy who, after staying up till dawn, would feel horribly hungover and remorseful for the next few days, before I went out and did it again.

NOVELIST JAY MCINERNEY on his image as a 1980s literary bad boy