I never pay any attention to figures.

I got locked into a tradition [at Cambridge] of doing comedy.

Never do things for money. It's always the things you do for love that turn out to pay the best.

Even if you've written something for print, I think it's good to try [it] out on someone because it changes. You can think it's hilarious and they can tell you it's not.

I get to be the first doctor in the family [because of the honorary degree they're giving me].

Life is a comedy when watching and a tragedy when experiencing. I try and share anything I have.

I will jump on anybody's private plane at the drop of a hat. I'm an old-fashioned lower-middle-class boy.