He's turned his life around. He used to be depressed and miserable.

Vote Labor and you build castles in the air. Vote Conservative and you can live in them.

Diplomacy, n. is the art of letting somebody else have your way.

Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn't have in your home.

You can be in London at 10 o'clock and in New York at 10 o'clock. I have never found another way of being in two places at once.

Over the last half century the television interview has given us some of TV's most heart-stopping and memorable moments. On the surface it is a simple format - two people sitting across from one another having a conversation. But underneath it is often a power struggle - a battle for the psychological advantage.

For those of you haven't read the book, it's being published tomorrow