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

I try hard not to preach, but I get carried away, which is a mistake, but it's a risk worth running.

I don't consider myself Jewish. I am half-Jewish by race but not through my mother.

Leaders should never, ever try to look cool - that's for dictators

I resent the creation of a world in which beauty is a reminder of what we're losing rather than a celebration of what we have.

You think I look like a teletubby?

I think trying to be cool is the worst possible ambition - and I have never suffered from it.