My father was a dreamer - my hero. He was a smart, tough guy from Poland, a cutter of lady's handbags, an old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: 'Don't end up like me.'

The ability to absorb a book and make someone else's words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage.

You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.

One thing I've never said in my whole life is, 'Let's have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.'

As a parent, I'd - I'd be a better father.

My father helped me leave. He said, 'It's all out there, it's not here.'

Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it's hard to turn away. Then, of course, you're hooked and you have to learn how to survive in the business.