In my mind, everything is too sanitised on television - what is wrong with things going wrong?

If I couldn't move, I don't know what I would do. That would be terrifying for me; I don't know how I'd cope with that.

My holidays are very important. Mind you, I take a very long one every year.

That Mick Jagger, I feel sorry for him. After all these years he still can't get no satisfaction.

When you've been brought up in variety, I think timing is always important in your life. If I'm ever late for anything, whether it's personal or business, I always apologise. 'I'm sorry I'm late,' and all that. And if somebody is late meeting me, I expect them to say 'I'm sorry I'm late.' It's just, shall we say, showbiz etiquette of my day.

My biggest regret is that my mother didn't see me walk on to that London Palladium stage, being the star she always wanted me to be. But I always say that when she reached Heaven, she had a word with a few agents.

Not working is bad for you. It is my drug, it gives me a high; most performers will tell you that. And there is nothing like the high that an audience gives you.