There is no question but that if Jesus Christ, or a great prophet from another religion, were to come back today, he would find it virtually impossible to convince anyone of his credentials despite the fact that the vast evangelical machine on American television is predicated on His imminent return among us sinners.

Toronto is a kind of New York operated by the Swiss.

I have Russian, German, Spanish, Italian, French and Ethiopian blood in my veins.

When I was small, I would refuse to drink when I ate fish because I thought the fish would reconstitute itself in my stomach

Acting on television is like being asked by the captain to entertain the passengers while the ship goes down.

Basically I'm a very serious person, but I think the form it takes with me is comedy. I see the amusing side of all potentially pompous situations.

Sex is a conversation carried out by other means. If you get on well out of bed, half the problems of bed are solved.