Tony Parsons
Tony Parsons
teenage years trying
My teenage years were spent trying to look like Rod Stewart - I ended up looking like Dave Hill from Slade.
girl morning trying
The thing I care about is my weight - I'm as fanatical about it as a member of Girls Aloud. I weigh myself every morning. I know exactly what I want to be - 82kg - and I try to stick to it.
fighting british ashamed
The British - who rarely start a fight, but always know how to finish it - have nothing to be ashamed of.
kids matter money-matters
When you have a kid, money matters.
school grammar public-school
Grammar schools are public schools without the sodomy.
stars dad north-star
I have found having my dad as my North Star has worked well for me.
sweet toughness
I am a sweet old softy, but it took toughness to get through what I went through.
hate reading casinos
I hate Nassau and the Bahamas. It's one of those places I'd always wanted to visit since reading Ian Fleming but it was full of casinos with Americans in shorts.
tattoo looks individual
A tattoo doesn't make you look like an individual.
thinking police waste
I can't think of a bigger waste of police time than chasing somebody who has said something offensive on Twitter.
thinking age
I don't think much of anything I wrote before the age of 30.
healthy four hours
I box for four hours a week and my diet is pretty healthy.
falling-in-love years thailand
I've been visiting Thailand for more than 20 years but didn't fall in love with it until I visited Phuket Town in Phuket. The northern part of Phuket is one of the most fascinating places I've ever been, and largely unspoilt and unknown.
rip hatred racist
If someone does something illegal on Twitter - like incite hatred, or make racist remarks, or threaten to rip someone's intestines out if they insult Justin Bieber - then there has to be some way of censuring them.