Twitter has restored my faith in humanity. I thought I'd hate it, but while there are lots of knobheads, there are even more lovely people. It delights me how witty and friendly most people are.

I'm not a people person. I'm not sociable. I have been and I can be, but not as a general rule.

He was incredibly smart, witty and friendly. Everybody's really devastated by this.

I used to be mouthy. It was all to do with being a northerner and from Manchester, which was suddenly a big deal when I was in my 20s. When I read some of the interviews I did back then, I cringe.

There's something really interesting about having those close friends that you've had incredible times with but growing up and away from them. The underlying tensions, the shifting in the group dynamic, the little lies you tell to big yourself up: it's something that happens to us all.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.