The writing is the most important bit, and performing it is just closing the circle because I'm less likely to screw it up than anyone else.

If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes you more open to my ideas. And if I can persuade you to laugh at the particular point I make, by laughing at it you acknowledge its truth.

Because, as we all know, it’s easier to do trivial things that are urgent than it is to do important things that are not urgent, like thinking. And it’s also easier to do little things we know we can do than to start on big things that we’re not so sure about.

The great thing about Florida is you - each city's about two hours' drive from everywhere else.

I've always found life quite difficult to explain to people or to myself.

It’s only on the brink that people find the will to change. Only at the precipice do we evolve.

I was very sad to hear of the death of Ronnie Barker, who was such a warm, friendly and encouraging presence to have when I started in television. He was also a great comic actor to learn from.