Too Many People Confuse Being Serious With

The Trouble With The British Is That They Are Not Interested In Ideas. If Jesus Came Back Today And Offered To Speak For An Hour On British Television, They Would Say, "what! Another Talking Head?

When I Was A Child And I Was Upset About Something, My Mother Was Not Capable Of Containing That Emotion, Of Letting Me Be Upset But Reassuring Me, Of Just Being With Me In A Calming Way. She Always Got In A Flap, So I Not Only Had My Own Baby Panics, Fears And Terrors To Deal With, But I Had To Cope With Hers, Too. Eventually I Taught Myself To Remain Calm When I Was Panicked, In Order Not To Upset Her. In A Way, She Had Managed To Put Me In Charge Of Her. At 18 Months Old, I Was Doing The Parenting.

England Is A Fairly Envious Little Country And It's Embodied In The Press. They Don't Like Anyone Being More Distinguished Than They Are.

Basil Fawlty Was An Easy Character For Me. For Some Reason, Portraying A Mean, Uptight, Incompetent Bully Comes Naturally To Me.

I Think There Are So Many Activities Going On, Like Mountaineering. You Know, You Would Pay Good Money Not To Have To Do That, And Yet There Are People Racing Out Who Want To Spend Their Spare Time Clambering Up Rocks.