As soon as I see period costume, I turn off. It's like hearing drama on Radio 4.

I'm not elitist. I like to do crowd-pleasing stuff which is a bit smart, but is just about belly laughs.

I am of the very last generation who didn't have computers at school. As we grow old we'll become something of an aberration.

I don't like new bands. I don't want to be one of those pathetic old men in their forties who knows exactly what 18-year-olds are into.

Even great people are always slightly disappointing, which is generally what makes them interesting.

I want my work to be judged, not me.

Guide dogs for the blind. It's cruel really, isn't it? Getting a dog to lead a man round all day. Not fair on either of them.