I'm very odd 'cause I think there's more than just a materialist planet, a materialist, reductionist planet.

The British fans are liable to suddenly be talking to you about something that you don't know how you got into the conversation. I think it's something to do with the fact that they've been watching you for so many years sort of you telling your story.

I learned a lot of things about literature talking to people at the publishing company. Did you know that about 90 percent of celebrity autobiographies are ghostwritten?

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

The sad thing about true stupidity is that you can do absolutely nothing about it.

My mum died about three years ago at the age of 101, and just towards the end, as she began to run out of energy, she did actually stop trying to tell me what to do most of the time.

God was treated like this powerful, erratic, rather punitive father who has to be pacified and praised. You know, flattered.