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I don't want awards. I am not saying this like it's a case of sour grapes. It isn't. I have been to a couple of award functions, and I soon realised that it doesn't give me the kick that it does to others.

Awards can't be what's important in your life. Because that only affects you in a sense. Life is so much more than that: It's your family and your friends and that sort of thing.

I don't like awards ceremonies. I'd sooner go to the pub with mates I've known for years.

I find there's almost no place to put an award that one's quite comfortable with.

Most awards, you know, they don't give you unless you go and get them - did you know that? Terribly discouraging.

You don't want to make awards the reason you're doing things.

When you go to awards shows these days, you can walk through a room and they give you everything for free: sunglasses, guitars, stuff for the wife.

Awards are always a pleasant surprise. They are the candy-floss parts of our job - a lovely added extra to attract people's attention. The bottom line is that you want to sell tickets.

Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself.

My awards are lovely. I love to show them off.