No collection of people who are all waiting for the same thing are capable of holding a natural conversation. Even if the thing they are waiting for is only a taxi.

Artists don't create society, they reflect it

You're mugging old ladies every bit as much if you pinch their pension fund

We've all got to look at ourselves, start with yourself, that's all you can do. I believe that we can act responsibly as a group, it's just that there are vested interests telling us not to bother.

People who get through life dependent on other people's possessions are always the first to lecture you on how little possessions count.

Comedy will always be central to what I do, it's just an instinct for me, but I am a writer and always have been.

The Germans are a cruel race. Their operas last for six hours and they have no word for fluffy.