I never mind scrubbing floors, vacuuming or bending and carrying stuff. Each time I do it I think, this is instead of going to the gym.

It's an incredibly difficult thing to bring a giraffe down. They can kill a lion with a single blow from their feet.

I would do anything to keep looking the job. I think you make an extra effort if you're on show.

I've looked forward to being older because you will have that many more miles covered. We mustn't be led into thinking getting old is bad. Growing old is good.

I have a toy giraffe on my bed. I've got photographs over my desk as well as a mask of a giraffe in my kitchen. I am totally hooked.

My mother early on taught us to respect all animals, and I mean all animals - not just cats and dogs but rats and snakes and spiders and fish and wildlife, so I really grew up believing they are just like us and just as deserving of consideration.

I don't feel like I am 66 at all. I feel more like I am 35. But I have a bus pass so it must be true.