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

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

Contrary to what the politicians and religious leaders would like us to believe, the world won't be made safer by creating barriers between people.

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

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.

Geography is the subject which holds the key to our future

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