I feel old and vulnerable. I now realise that I knew nothing and know nothing, but back when my career was beginning, I thought I was a man when, in fact, I was a dewy-eyed boy who'd not seen an avocado or eaten a tomato.

New Zealand is a place where you can get well.

Martin Freeman as [Bilbo] is just a revelation.

I'd be a very easy therapist's subject.

It's ridiculous, but it's horrible going bald. Anyone who says it isn't is lying.

Spoilt is a euphemism for loved.

I'm not strong-willed enough or unkind enough... or maybe simply not wise enough to tell a journalist that a subject is out of bounds.