I was always being called upon to be an honorary boy alongside my brothers. I don't think I'd be a comic now if it hadn't been for that.

A good culture in a hospital can absorb and manage a few bad nurses, but once the culture becomes bad in itself, bad nursing practice is much harder to hide.

I can honestly say I've never sold any arms to a repressive foreign regime while reassuring everyone at home that the weapons will be used for nice things.

I've always liked to think I could do anything I wished as well as - if not better than - a man. But I wasn't very good at rally driving.

People can forgive each other.

The way to a man's heart is through his hanky pocket with a breadknife.

I just don't like travelling very much.