Of the sparkling wines, the most famous is Perth Pink. This is a bottle with a message in, and the message is "beware". This is not a wine for drinking; this is a wine for laying down and avoiding.

We destroy icons - that's what we do.

Filming a pirate film is always good fun, with ships and indecent clothing.

I pay taxes in three countries, but can't vote in any of them.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.

I think the special thing about Python is that it's a writers' commune. The writers are in charge. The writers decide what the material is.

I always have a feeling you should move the playing field and the minute you know what you're doing, you're wrong. Therefore, I wanted us not to try to follow Spamalot immediately, but to do something different. This is perfect because it uses all the same skills, like story telling and lyric writing and music writing, but it's presenting it in a different form. And of course it gives me and John a nice chance to perform and show off which is also fun.