I can never do better than 'Fawlty Towers,' whatever I do. Now I very much want to teach young talent some rules of the game.

Laughter is a force for democracy.

In Britain, girls seem to be either bright or attractive. In America, that's not the case. They're both.

My mum died about three years ago at the age of 101, and just towards the end, as she began to run out of energy, she did actually stop trying to tell me what to do most of the time.

My compulsion to always be working has become less strong and my current business is purely down to this enormous alimony. If I wasn't doing this I'd be making documentaries about wildlife and other subjects that interest me.

When I was in school, I was beaten every 30 minutes. It never did me any harm except for some psychological mal-adjustments and blurred vision.

Too many people confuse being serious with being solemn.