quite a hard time. you know, we had no money. but when you're young, you don't see those things, you know? everything's an adventure. you've mentioned a couple of times you're interested in strong women. there's also a line in the book where you say that, "at school, women were my special weakness". now, most people would use that phrase in a sexual sense and i don't think you were using it in that sense. what did you mean by that phrase? i realised from a young age that i didn't see women in a sexual way but i loved when they were outspoken, i loved when they dressed for themselves, i loved — i loved everything about them. and i guess we will get into talking about being gay later but at that time, i knew i had a strong affiliation. i didn't — i never hang out with boys. i always hung out with the girls. and i was never bullied because if you wanted to get to know the girls, you have to get to know me, so... laughs. you were the like ideal wingman, weren't you? basically, without knowing what a wingman was! perfect.