I love Sherlock Holmes. I've got all his books, leather-bound. What I thought was great about Sherlock Holmes was that not only was he a supersleuth, he was also a hard worker. Not only did he go out and solve the crimes, he came home and wrote it all down. Fantastic. That's why I admire him.

People regurgitate the same old cliches and it becomes like a photocopy of a photocopy of something that's vaguely interesting.

I woke with a start. At first I assumed I'd trumped myself awake again.

I don't go to premieres, unless I'm contractually bound to.

All those people who go around saying Life begins at forty, they're notable by their absence. The nerve.

But with comedy it's a simple premise. If it's funny, people laugh. If it's not, they don't.

When you see a crowd of people jumping up and down at a pop concert, all gloriously in the moment, I don't think you'll ever see a comedian there. They'll all be standing at the sides, looking at how it all fits together.