I've got my finger in a lot of pies.

Never try to be witty with U.S. airport officials. It's always lost on them and you'll find yourself being put back on the plane.

There's lots of stuff about me being a fan of Cliff but not being gay. Which suggests that he is, but he's not. Anyway, this is Channel 4, let their lawyers sort it out.

I came back from university thinking I knew all about politics and racism, not knowing my dad had been one of the youngest-serving Labour councillors in the town and had refused to work in South Africa years ago because of the situation there. And he's never mentioned it - you just find out. That's a real man to me. A sleeping lion.

Had I become a priest, the sermons would've been electric!

My forte is playing drunks down the ages. When my agent rings me about a role, I don't ask what the part is, but what century it's in.

I've got little ankles and a bit of a belly, so it makes me look rather an egg on legs.