It is more interesting to be compared to someone famous, because it lets you gauge what perceptions people have about your appearance.

It was Julie Burchill who decreed that, beyond a certain age, a man should not be seen in a leather jacket.

If you want to be happy for a short time, get drunk happy for a long time, fall in love; happy forever, take up gardening.

I like doing things I haven't learnt about yet. I've always been interested in art, and I love doing art.

Don Quixote's 'Delusions' is an excellent read - far better than my own forthcoming travel book, 'Walking Backwards Across Tuscany.'

Ninety-eight per cent of laughter is nothing to do with jokes, which do not deserve to bear the weight of all the funny stuff in the world.

The moon puts on an elegant show, different every time in shape, colour and nuance.