I find myself by default an atheist but fairly unhappily so. It would be bloody marvelous if there was a god.

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

I spend my jollity on stage, so there is less in my own life.

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

I realised that to compare your insides with other people's outsides leads to unhappiness.

Offence is important; that's how you know you care about things. Imagine a life where you're not offended. So dull.

You know you are fat when you hug a child and it gets lost.