"You've got to know the rules to break them. That's what I'm here for, to demolish the rules but to keep the tradition."
"When a woman gets dressed up to go out at night, she wants to give 50% away, and hold the rest back. If you're an open book, there's no allure."
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Source: Boy done good by Jess Cartner-Morley, www.theguardian.com. September 19, 2005.
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