I could take an umbrella and balance it on my chin or on my foot. And I just got interested in that kind of thing. And as I played games more and more and got stronger physically, I just became more coordinated.

I don't miss London much. I find it crowded, vast and difficult to get around. Cabs are incredibly expensive.

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

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

English television from the Fifties to the Nineties was the least bad in the world, and now it's just as bad as it is anywhere.

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.

Filming takes a lot out of you. It really does. It's immensely demanding, and you have to put the rest of your life in the icebox until you do your final shot.