The trouble with the British is that they are not interested in ideas. If Jesus came back today and offered to speak for an hour on British television, they would say, "What! Another talking head?

I get bored easily. I've been bored most of my life.

I think the problem with people like this is that they are so stupid that they have no idea how stupid they are.

We don't know where we get our ideas from. What we do know is that we do not get them from our laptops.

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.

I can certainly see that you know your wine. Most of the guests who stay here wouldn't know the difference between Bordeaux and Claret.

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.