The next step will be for the colonists on Mars to throw off the hand of the United States. There will be this wonderful historical irony. When the people on Mars write a declaration of independence saying, 'We hold these truths to be self-evident...', the US will be rather pissed off.

I've always found bad films more enjoyable than good ones.

I used to collect Persian rugs and real estate - you should be able to walk on and live in your money. I had to give up the rugs because I'm allergic to mould.

I'm not careful with my money at all these days. I buy people a lot of dinners!

I'm not really a celebrity; I'm just vestigially left over from doing stuff from before.

A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat!

I used to have a house in London, but couldn't face 20 more years of St John's Wood in the rain.