I love the start of autumn when the trees in my garden change the colour of their leaves in one last dazzling display.

I never regret anything. I always said that when I'm old, I want to be sitting there regretting the things that I did and not the things that I didn't do; and now I'm old, and I don't regret anything! I had fun. I had fun, and I'm still having it.

My own mentality is that I've retired. They send me these scripts and if I absolutely have to do it, then I go to work.

Someone said to me the other day: "Well, you're eventually going to live until 110." And I said: "Well, who's going to keep me? What age do I retire? 100?" How are you going to live all those years and who is going to keep you doing it? I have a couple of grandchildren now so I'm banking on them.

When you reach the top, that's when the climb begins.

Books were my window on the world. Growing up at the Elephant and Castle, which was very rough, my paradise was the library.

I'd like it to be remembered as you had some fun. We're only here [living] for some fun. I think if you learn something, all well and good, but we're only here to give you some fun. Along the way, you may find out something.