I am certainly more interested in interviewing than being interviewed. Sometimes you find yourself attacked from the start.

'Nice' means nothing. Is it someone who doesn't swear and shout? I swear and shout. 'Nice' sounds ineffectual.

I remember queuing around the block in Sheffield when I was growing up. At that time, going to the cinema was really something special - there was something about the style of the real thing that is immeasurable nicer than multiplexes.

One of the difficult things of so much travelling is to say goodbye.

It's not an easy option. The essence of travel is letting go of habit and prejudice and relishing the unfamiliar. Food you've never eaten before, a language you've never spoken before, religion that mystifies, customs that confuse, politics that perplex, all question everyday assumptions about how you live your life.

The trouble with travelling back later on is that you can never repeat the same experience.

Please don't ask which I enjoy more - acting or hosting - because I love them equally.