Wild men are so enormously attractive.

Each generation has a backlash against the generation before.

Not many women will go out on a limb to make themselves really unattractive and unfeminine so you can get the laughs, but it's a great thing to do in my book.

I like to read my diary occasionally to remind myself what a miserable, alienated old sod I used to be.

I think people tend to believe that women who are successful are probably neglecting their children, possibly a bit hard-nosed and that they don't really support other women very much - that they're men-haters and ball-breakers. I've certainly been on the receiving end of those 'compliments' for most of my career.

The comedian sticks as religiously to her theme as a dancer sticks to a diet.

It's actually very hard when you're settled in one place to completely uproot yourself and go.