I love everything about books. I love the content, the way they look and even the lovely way they smell. I think a book collection says something about you as a person, and certainly my books are something I'd want to pass on for future generations.

I like to shock people.

When you have children your house smells very unpleasant all the time.

I think the key attributes for a good speaker are someone that's articulate and someone that puts a fair amount of humour into what they do.

I wasn't one of those hideous children who make their parents sit through hour-long performances when you're seven. I didn't do anything like that thankfully.

It's very difficult to learn not to take nasty heckles personally.

I don't like doing stand-up, because I don't like standing up.