I can be me, and people seem quite happy with that.

I have been unusually blessed in that I've been allowed to pursue two strands of a career that both delight me and seem to please the public.

Somewhere, a long way away, people are doing sensible things like mowing lawns and digging gardens.

My marriage has worked because I am not around much.

I'm aware that, if you feel down, it can be strangely unrelated to circumstances around you. That's just the way life is.

Armageddon is not around the corner. This is only what the people of violence want us to believe. The complexity and diversity of the world is the hope for the future.

I am not a great cook, I am not a great artist, but I love art, and I love food, so I am the perfect traveller.