I've been going to Russia since 1979. I've been going quite frequently, and I've always had a wonderful rapport with the Russian audiences and with the Russian people.

I love every minute of fatherhood, staying up all night, changing nappies, kids crying, I find it really funny and inspiring. It connects you to the world in a new way.

My father rebelled ferociously against his conservative upbringing where his father physically abused him.

As a father now, I wouldn't do what my dad did, because it left me feeling emotionally unstable as a kid. But he didn't do the things he did out of selfishness or malice.

The fact my relationship with my son is so good makes me forgiving of my father and also appreciative.

I know my dad is a big Internet freak, and he's been known to be a Wikileaker.