When we get christened or married or die, we drift naturally in the direction of the church. And in moments of crisis, when our spiritual Tom-Tom is no longer telling us what to do, we find ourselves scrabbling at the vicarage door.

I like to think of myself as versatile, and I certainly have the most varied career, so I'm very, very lucky in that.

I'm unhappy as Dylan Thomas was, because I'm not, but I've had my brushes with sadness.

You're always a bit blind. If you look at stuff a few years later, you get a more objective look at it.

The danger with playing a part that defines you is that it swallows up everything else.

For me, faith is more about aspiration than complacency - the smug satisfaction that other people find distasteful.

I've always wanted to do a real comedy. I haven't done enough, and it seems silly not to do more, considering the fact that people tend to laugh at me.