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.

For those wondering how to deal with anxiety and depression, the first thing to consider is what you're putting into your mouth.

I would like to do my own eulogy, and then shoot myself and then get in the coffin.

What I've always wanted to do is be as funny as possible.

A wonderful thing about true laughter is that it just destroys any kind of system of dividing people.

I would say that I began with a very edgy, very driven personality and after a sufficient amount of therapy over many, many years, I managed to become rather relaxed and happy.

Basil Fawlty was an easy character for me. For some reason, portraying a mean, uptight, incompetent bully comes naturally to me.