I don't believe in angels, no. But I do have a wee parking angel. It's on my dashboard and you wind it up. The wings flap and it's supposed to give you a parking space. It's worked so far.

I'm a citizen of the world. I like it that way. The world's a wonderful. I just think that some people are pretty badly represented. But when you speak to the people themselves they're delightful. They all want so little.

Tread gently on anyone who looks at you sideways.

The religion in Scotland is one of the most patronising things... after the weather.

Killing a guy and stealing his wife and child isn't too nice a thing to do.

When I was 12, we went from Glasgow to Aberdeen on a school trip. It was called fresh air fortnight.

I have been made redundant before and it is a terrible blow; redundant is a rotten word because it makes you think you are useless.