I am not racked with self-loathing. Some issues of guilt and shame, but I'm a pretty good guy.

Britain is obsessed with political correctness.

I went to China for a brief working visit, and I thought that Shanghai was interesting, but Beijing totally grabbed me.

If you want something Scottish, go get yourself a kilt.

I find it hard to get enthusiastic about hotels because, as a touring comic, I spend a lot of time in them.

Guilt is feeling bad about what you have done; shame is feeling bad about who you are - all it is, is muddling up things you have done with who you are.

If Pac-Man had affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive electronic music.