The Americans all love 'The Holy Grail', and the English all love 'Life Of Brian', and I'm afraid on this one, I side with the English.

Filming is like a long air journey: there's so much hanging around and boredom that they keep giving you food.

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

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.

Either people walk round dressed as chickens or they listen to Beethoven.

You go in and meet the head of BBC One and get an assurance about not dumbing down. And then, of course a few months later, he's been replaced by someone you haven't met.