In the absence of fear there is little faith.

I mistrust total competence. I've always felt life is a series of small disasters we try to get through.

There are many ways of seeing the world. You can hang upside down from a meteor, volunteer to be the fourth stage of a three-stage rocket, or simply get in a balloon and keep going. But if it's sheer, unadulterated discomfort you're looking for, just stay on land.

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

I want people to know there is more to Somalia than looting and piracy.

I'd got over playing a character. People accepted who I was, and if I was incompetent and useless, they felt quite endeared to me.

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