The young people working for me are ambitious and hard-working. That work ethic has always been a trait of the British.

Choosing how you vote should not be a snap verdict based on a few minutes of television.

So I would only feel guilt if I misled somebody who was terrible.

I don't have sophisticated tastes. I have average tastes. If you looked in my collection of DVDs, you'd see 'Jaws' and 'Star Wars.' In the book library, you'd see John Grisham and Sidney Sheldon. And if you look in my fridge, it's, like, children's food - chips, milkshakes, yogurt.

I actually don't understand a word Paula's saying anymore. It's like a new language.

You sounded like Dolly parton on helium." (After kristy lee cook of season 7 on american idol,sang her country rendition of the Beatles'"Eight Days A Week.)

In TV, film, and music there's a lot of snobbery, and I don't like it. I've never been a cultural snob.