All you can do in this life is follow your dreams. Otherwise you're just wasting your time.

I've noticed that once you leave London you do kind of become a bit more famous. People in London are a bit too cool for school. It's not so unusual to see someone from London in the street. But outside of London people are a bit more excited to see you and come out and support you.

We sort of expect to see men in women's clothes. It's part of our culture. The key thing is, it has to be done quite badly.

In Britain, a cup of tea is the answer to every problem. Fallen off your bicycle? Nice cup of tea. Your house has been destroyed by a meteorite? Nice cup of tea and a biscuit. Your entire family has been eaten by a Tyrannosaurus Rex that has travelled through a space/time portal? Nice cup of tea and a piece of cake. Possibly a savoury option would be welcome here too, for example a Scotch egg or a sausage roll.

I have always liked shows that have laughter in them.

All you can do in this life is follow your dreams. Otherwise you're just wasting your time.

People think writing a children's book is something you could do in an afternoon but it's actually really hard.