Who Needs Drugs When You Have Takeshi's

I've Been Very Lucky, This Is My 30th Year On Tv.

Critics Called Me 'egregious' - I Had To Look That One Up - And 'creepy', But Now I Don't Read Them, I Weigh Them.

There Was Never Any Career Plan. When 'red Dwarf' Started I Thought We Were Doing A Curious Little Sitcom On Bbc2, I Didn't Think I Was Becoming An Actor. I Didn't See That 21 Years Later I'd Still Be Talking About It, Let Alone Filming A New One. For Me Everything's Always Been An Accident.

The Inventory Process And Stepping Back In Your Life Can Sometimes Be A Very Dark Process. But It Also Can Be Extremely Funny And Surprising.

Once Journalists Have Been Rifling Through Your Dustbins, You Do Try And Keep Them At Arms' Length.