My friends sometimes used to ignore me completely, and that would really upset me badly.

I used to enjoy bad television, like really bad quiz programmes or sitcoms.

I was writing from the age of 10, and I was never really into going to discos and dances and stuff. I never told anyone at school that I did that because I feared it would alienate me even more.

I love being with my friends, relaxing and talking.

I had friends but I was spending a great deal of my time alone and for me that was vital because there's an awful lot you learn about yourself when you're alone.

It's not important to me that people understand me.