I don't think you should have to try to be nice, I think most people are nice. I think being cheerful and nice is just a politeness.

An awful lot of female celebrities are very beautiful whereas a lot of male celebrities are not so hot.

It's lovely to get one successful show - the chances of finding a second one are not so hot.

I'm often dating people, but I don't say it because you sort of know it won't last long.

The BBC is a victim of its own independence.

My parents grew up working class, but in that way that working class families do, they spent a fortune on education to better me.

I've heard other gay people say when they were growing up they felt 'foreign.' Growing up, I was able to label these feelings as: 'I'm a Protestant.' It wasn't until I left, I thought: 'Oh, those weren't Protestant feelings.'