My favourite song of Elton's is... it's a tricky one for me. I'm a proper fan and I've probably seen him in concert about a dozen times before I even met him. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters, which isn't in this film... but whenever I see him, I always tell him that Passengers is my favourite song because it's one of his least auspicious ones.

It's important to hold something back, though, because quite frankly my personal life is pretty dull and I don't want to bore people with it.

I told Bernie Taupin that his best lyrics were for Song For Guy just because it doesn't have any words in it. But there you go... I'm a wind up! But a good Elton song for karaoke is I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues... "laughing like children, living like lovers, rolling like thunder under the covers..." Everyone can join in!

Keep yourself busy if you want to avoid depression. For me, inactivity is the enemy.

If I ever play Hamlet, it'll be in a dress!

What fun is life without a bit of showing off?

When I left school I was full of angst, like any teenager, and I channeled it all into comedy.