• Even when I was at school, I wanted to be liked by everyone, even the bullies. I didn't like them, but I needed to know that they liked me.

    Alex Kingston: Even when I was at school, I wanted to be liked by everyone, even the bullies. I didn't like them, but I needed to know that they liked me.
    "I've never been an ingenue" by Gareth McLean, www.theguardian.com. September 02, 2008.