My Father Was A Very Funny Man,

I Think That There Are A Lot Of Great Studio People But The Fewer Voices In My Head When I'm Getting Out A Draft, The Better. I Just Get It Out And Then I'll Listen To All Manner Of Good Ideas. And That's What Happens, Too, When I'm Touring And Doing A Character On Stage.

Dad Loved Movies And I Grew Up With British Comedy. My Ultimate Favourite Is Peter Sellers.

My Dad Was From Liverpool, And He Picked It Up In The Army. He'd Often Come Out With This Stuff.

Dad Was In The British Army And My Mom Was In The Royal Air Force, So Both Of My Parents Believed In Discipline.

I Once Thought I Had Mono For An Entire Year. It Turned Out I Was Just Really Bored.