It never occurred to me that I’d be typecast, although I was. And I never thought of the role as a commercial product, because I was… well, I was playing this slightly messianic alien. He isn’t violent, he doesn’t get his leg over the girl, he doesn’t steal, and he’s rather wry, and adorable, and mysterious. He’s lived for 900 years or something. He lives the life of the old patriarchs of the Old Testament. That’s not commercial. He’s special.

Friends are like Lighthouses, with the sources of light coming from their hearts.

Precious moments are small elements of time, we show and share love and kindness, with those we care about.

Actors are able to trick themselves into treating anything as if it's fantastic. It's a kind of madness really.

"Eureka" is Greek for "This bath is too hot."

Well, I think if more people had more applause, it would make them feel better. I often give my wife a round of applause. If the meal is very good I give her a standing ovation.

I've been involved in one or two successes in classical plays but nothing to touch the excitement and the glamour and the gratification of being a children's hero for so long.