If you're a comedian, you are looking for material in daily life.

I think it's almost an indulgence to focus on the dark side of things. And as you get older, you want to focus on the positive.

When you're doing stand-up, you can comment if something fails, get a laugh from that.

I just look like someone with a long face. Not just A. P. McCoy himself, but some of the horses he rides.

I don't think any of my kids would have a good word to say about me. I think they deny that they even know me. At school, they pretend they are Anton du Beke's kids.

The thing is, when I had my first success it did coincide with the end of my first marriage, and because I went on to have a very, very unhappy two years, I don't think I equate career success with personal happiness.

I like witty people, people who can be witty on the spot.