I prefer it when I can intimidate the audience rather than the audience intimidate me. I've been lucky in my career to have both.

Once you made that decision to split New Order up, you were like, 'Woo-hoo! I better get out there and get a job.'

I think people expect mud at festivals, I think you'd be asking for your money back if you didn't get it.

In the late '70s, the conditions that bands had to endure were, shall we say, not as civilized as they are today. People were a lot more aggressive back then. So there was definitely a lot of suffering for your art. But I would argue that was a good thing. Generally, people make better music when they suffer.

That's the joy of acting - you get to play people who are not you; you get to explore the dark, hidden sides of yourself.

Tony Curtis was a joy to work with. He had a curious innocence that is very young and wise at the same time.

I have a theory that the secret of marital happiness is simple: drink in different pubs to your other half.

Happiness is having a scratch for every itch.