Parents should talk to their children, even when they are babies and can't talk back.

Whether you're religious or not, there is a real need for other people's religious positions to be treated with the upmost respect.

The disturbed individual who believes himself to be Christ, or to receive messages from God, is something of a cliche in our society. Ever since Sigmund Freud, many people have associated religiosity with neurosis and mental illness.

Both in Britain and America, huge publicity has been given to stem cells, particularly embryonic stem cells, and the potential they offer. Of course, the study of stem cells is one of the most exciting areas in biology, but I think it is unlikely that embryonic stem cells are likely to be useful in healthcare for a long time.

I don't much like being a public figure, because so often how people appear is not how they really are, and I think one of the issues about our society is that we make judgments about people on the basis of very flimsy evidence.

I love the French detective series 'Spiral.' It's quite brutal to watch, but I'm already hooked.

Having a child is arguably the most important thing you do in life.