When I lost a race for the United States Senate, I thought the world was going to end for me politically, and 18 years later I was elected President of the United States. The biggest disappointment was that I wasn't able to communicate properly to the American people — with the proper conviction and the proper ability — where the country really stood. The pessimists, the naysayers, the change-wanters overwhelmed me, and I wasn't good enough. I wasn't articulate enough to have the country understand that we weren't in a recession, that we were in a rather booming economy in the last half of my presidency. That was a personal shortcoming, a failure on my path.

I started playing football too old.

When I was in my 30s and taped myself singing. I always thought I had quite a sweet voice – my voice is terrible, I can’t hold a note.

I had an opportunity many years ago to move to America and be given a daytime TV show. The kids were quite young and I decided not to, but looking back I wish I had done it.

Don’t Stop Believin’ [by Journey].

Once, I was MC at a Christmas gig in Romford and a woman threw a dildo at my face.

Billy Connolly, who is a brilliantly funny man. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t adore him.

I wouldn’t lose my virginity at an army camp and then roll over on to an ants’ nest.

Like you have nothing to prove.

I would just like to be remembered.