Obviously I am not bothered about men's fashion - is anyone, apart from Jonathan Ross?

Every generation of children has its private hero.

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

The real change that paintings undergo is in the perceptions of the viewer.

My sister-in-law believes that few narratives are so tightly constructed that you can't skip boring bits and still keep abreast of what's going on.

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 best way to prepare for a night out with a Shakespearean tragedy is to do a bit of reading up in the afternoon, eat a light supper - perhaps Welsh rarebit - and then arrive early to do some stretching exercises in the foyer before curtain-up.