By Saj Chowdhury BBC Sport Online, The Crucible

When Ronnie O'Sullivan gives his post-match interviews, they are generally entertaining.

Already at this year's World Championship he has revealed that at times he is "not bothered" about playing well and that he has been visiting a chiropractor.

But following his win over Stephen Lee in the quarter-finals he decided to launch an astonishing attack on his semi-final opponent Stephen Hendry and snooker agent Ian Doyle.

Here are some choice moments from his interview:

It's always nice to play at Sheffield. It's a great tournament and a great venue. For me, it's perfect because I can entertain out there.

I split the cloth and I didn't mean to do that, but I was so disappointed with missing so many easy balls.

I could have won the match a lot easier - 13-6 or 13-7.

I wasn't feeling myself out there and was trying to find my form. It's always difficult when you are trying to find that something extra.

I did mean to catch the cue though.

I'm in such a funny mood at the moment. I don't care if I win or lose. I really don't give a monkey's. It's only a game. I don't need the money. I'm good for money.

I played Hendry in the semis a few years ago.

We have this miss rule, but you know when a certain player has made a genuine attempt.

A miss was called against me. I really thought a lot of Stephen until he had that ball put back. He really did go down in my estimation. There's not a lot of respect there at all.

The most satisfying thing will be to sending him home as quickly as possible so he can have the summer off.

I know if I do get beat and he comes up and does a moonie in front of me and goes "ne ne ne", I'll just look at him and say "well done" and say "go back to your sad little life".

On Hendry's manager Ian Doyle (O'Sullivan's former manager):

I was always second in the pecking order to Hendry.

I have no respect for them at all. It's just one massive clique. No-one in his stable will ever do well because the vibe is there.

That's why I've done so well since I've left him. Maybe some other players would do well if they left him, but I don't think they'll have the bottle.