Tony Parsons Quotes

You have to give kids from ordinary families a ladder. You have to show them there’s a way out.

When you are a journalist in the music business, as I was, you end up dying or going to the gym – I chose the gym.

There are a handful of barbecue seafood shacks on the beach at Hat Nai Yang, which is a fabulous place to have dinner. It’s very much run for locals and they serve the catch of the day, which might be lobster, white snapper or squid. It’s ridiculously reasonable, too.

The thing to remember about Phuket is it’s very beach-oriented and relaxed. The trendiest beach is Koh Sirey, which is full of groovy places to have a cocktail and watch the sun go down.

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.

The tattooed nation will live to regret this voluntary disfigurement.