Of course I am frustrated with regard to extreme poverty, to violence that never seems to cease.

I must admit that I was in total awe of Stewart Granger. He was my idol.

If you don't have humour, then you may as well nail the coffin lid down now.

I was born in London, so going there is always a treat.

A lot of my reading over the next few months will be the works of Hans Christian Andersen - I have been appointed an ambassador for the bicentenary celebrations of his birth next year.

I don't like bungee jumping, but I do like skiing.

I nearly died of double bronchial pneumonia at the age of five.