I'm always meeting new people, and my list of friends seems to change quite a bit.

I think it takes a long time, as you get older, to realize just how crazy the world is, just how ridiculous it all is.

When people say 'I'm not a prude, but ...' what they mean is 'I am a prude, and ...'.

When we hold a World Championship for a particular sport, we invite teams from other countries to play as well.

Writing is the great skill, the creative skill. The acting is more an interpretative skill. And the thrill for me is the moment when I think of something. And then the challenge is how to get that funny idea to work in terms of the structure and that kind of thing, which is - and that's what I really love doing.

The Americans are so much more positive. They are much more in love with success. In Britain, they're a fairly envious bunch, and they love it if you fail.

It's too difficult to start right from scratch and try and be funny out of the blue.