Ours was a very progressive Protestant family, but my parents were God-loving rather than God-fearing. We went to church, and I still go with my mum and dad when I return home - it's a family thing. I played flute in my dad's marching band, but I had an integrated upbringing. We had a lot of Catholic friends.

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.

I never forget that I'm extremely fortunate.

In my life, I have made the occasional catastrophic choice, and it's just a case of moving on and learning from it.

Martin Freeman as [Bilbo] is just a revelation.

New Zealand is a place where you can get well.

I thought I was God's gift to mankind and the greatest Irishman since George Best.