The appropriation of radical thinking by lazy, self-obsessed hippies is a public relations disaster that could cost the earth.

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.

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

I'm easy to work with, not a pushover, but I respond to criticism and find it inspiring.

I'm lucky because the strongest emotion I have ever felt is being in love, and that definitely informs my writing.

The worst thing about being a great power is when you're not one any more. It takes centuries to get over it.

You think I look like a teletubby?