Steve McFadden - When I was a kid if I was unhappy, I'd stroke my dog. I was into bringing i

When I was a kid if I was unhappy, I'd stroke my dog. I was into bringing injured birds into the house, RSPCA activities. And the relationship that you have with animals, you can get that from your children: that unquestioning love and adoration and equal need.

- Steve McFadden

source: "EastEnd Boy". www.theguardian.com. July 29, 2001.