But actually, my drug addiction thing, I was so stubborn.
An agent is a person who is sore because an actor gets 90% of what they make.
And I agreed with that, and I couldn't wait to change my name anyway, because I'm not too fond of the name of Reginald. It's a very kind of '50s English name.
And I trusted someone to look after me on the business side of life.
And I'm afraid, in this day and age, trust, which I count so, you know, I love loyalty. I love trust.
And the danger is - and it's happening - is we're seeing an incredibly big rise amongst young gay people, young heterosexual people as far as catching HIV, which is, you know, in an educated country like this or in Britain, it's frightening.
And there's no guarantee that if you get HIV and you take these triple therapies, or whatever comes along next, that they're going to be successful for you.
Because, I figured that, because I was a successful man, I was wealthy, I was, you know, seemingly intelligent - even that I am not intelligent enough to ask for help.
I am the most well-known homosexual in the world.
I do like Britney Spears. I think she's cute. I think she's fun. And I like her records. You know, I'm not a pop snob whatsoever. I think she makes great pop records.
I have a lot of money stashed away, but I do live my life from day to day.
I have a much better relationship with the press than I did, I think because I stood my ground.
I love places that have an incredible history. I love the Italian way of life. I love the food. I love the people. I love the attitudes of Italians.
I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no course of action, because they can't afford to take legal action against them.
Bands today have to learn their craft by putting the hard work in that we did when we were young performers.