I like being able to go to the supermarket and go on the Tube and have an ordinary domestic life. I'd hate to have to protect myself. I'm quite lucky that I can carry on without any intrusions. I don't get given a hard time by anyone.

I see myself as a small 'l' liberal, but not coalition liberal, necessarily.

We've all got a black book of missed opportunities.

Other people have a much better idea of what I might do than I.

It's funny how a film about a murderous old English toff can help you.

The world would be a duller place without Moulin Rouge.

I never was a great Thatcher fan, and it wasn't a sad day in my life when she resigned.