Lord, thy one-liners are as good as thy tricks. Thou art indeed an all-round family entertainer.

I'm not a collector. I don't like the toy cupboard syndrome that causes so many good cars to evaporate.

I'm sure that a French production of this [Maigret series] would be different. For better or worse, who's to say, but probably not very good for 8 o'clock on ITV.

But generally speaking, I tend to be quiet and introspective.

It's the difficulty we had with Mr. Bean, actually, when it went from TV to film. You certainly discover that you need to explain more about a character.

The older you get, the more you realise how happenstance... has helped to determine your path through life.

To criticise a person for their race is a manifestly irrational and ridiculous. But to criticise their religion - that is a right. That is a freedom.