I'm basically a sexless geek. Look at me, I have pasty-white skin, I have acne scars and I'm five-foot-nothing. Does that sound like a real sexual dynamo to you?

Dad was in the British Army and my mom was in the Royal Air Force, so both of my parents believed in discipline.

Europe to me is young people trying to appear middle-aged and middle-aged people trying to appear young.

I love making stuff. There's a joy in having the first molecule of an idea, then testing it in front of audiences at secret shows that people only know about the day before. I videotape those, study them, enjoy being in the character and figuring out the movie.

And I love Mel Brooks. My Dad loved his movies, too, they're awesome, the kind of thing that if you're in for ten minutes, you're in for two hours.

With fame there is a crosswire between intensity and intimacy. You have decoy intimacy, but you are also very much alone.

I've been frozen for 30 years. I've got to see if my bits and pieces are still working.