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

Executives do not on the whole do well with comedy. They can't understand it, they can't read it, they can't spot it.

I didn't want to be big Mr. Ego walking around.

If you're famous, you have to [be overly generous], otherwise people say, "Eric Idle came in and only left me $4." I always tip more than people expect.

I interviewed Matt [Stone] and Trey [Parker], actually, and I got to ask them questions. I love them deeply because they appeared dressed as J-Lo and someone else [who had worn the same scandalous dresses the year before at the Oscars]. They confessed they were on acid.

My wife, Tania, is very big on dogs, so I'm always paying out to animal charities.

If anything can survive the probe of humour it is clearly of value, and conversely all groups who claim immunity from laughter are claiming special privileges which should not be granted.