Lis Sladen Was Very Important To Me,

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.

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.

One Longs To Be Funny, To Make People Laugh. Laughter Is Such A Sign Of Approval, Isn't It?

Politicians Are Just Daily Mail Journalists Writ Large, Aren't They? They're Always Telling Us What's Going To Happen, And We Know They Don't Know!

The Very Powerful And The Very Stupid Have One Thing In Common. Instead Of Changing Their Views To Fit The Facts, They Try To Change The Facts To Fit Their Views.