I'm not like a politician that goes around talking about family values. And I can't get fired from being a funny person because I did something that most people are disapproving of. I think people are just obsessed with this morality that people perceive as being the right and wrong way of doing stuff.

I wasn't a naturally confident, extravert, outgoing person.

It’s our imperfections that make us vulnerable, make us interesting. How can I make myself a bit of an asshole and still have humanity about it?

I find impressionists slightly annoying, really.

What terrifies me is that I might somehow endorse that view so people think they don't have to read books anymore.

London audiences are tricky, too. They don't laugh as much as the Northern audiences because, and I hate to say this, they are a bit cleverer normally, and they are picking up on all the little details and listening more carefully.

I think you need to have the guts to not use comedy. Often, the people that work in comedy use a joke to avoid contemplation.