Why write about the past? Well, there's more of it.

Yes it's her husband. She hasn't got over it. Died thirty years ago.

A wonderful thing about true laughter is that it just destroys any kind of system of dividing people.

You have to create boundaries of space and then you have to create boundaries of time.

There are 3 basic differences between we British and you Americans. One, we speak English, and you don't. Two, when we have a "World Championship", we invite teams from other nations. Three, when you meet the British head of State, you only have to get down on one knee.

A lot of humour is about just enjoying life and spontaneity and because you make a joke that puts somebody down - we're always teasing each other. It's with affection. It's nasty teasing that we - not all teasing; nasty teasing you cut out.

I love having different cultures around, but when the parent culture kind of dissipates, you're left thinking, 'Well, what's going on?'