During an early performance of 'Spamalot,' I left my regal gloves in the fridge to cool down and didn't remember them until I was on stage. They needed to be thawed overnight.

The worst moment in my life was when I was seven years old and I discovered that there was a thing such as racism. You don't know you're different until someone lets you know.

Both my parents were migrant workers who came to the U.K. in the Fifties to better themselves. The culture I grew up in was to work hard, save hard and to look after your family.

There are occasions when I've had beef, but I generally tend to avoid it, as a nod towards my parents' culture.

I might do a fitness video. Actually, more of a fatness video.

Good drama, challenging drama - and comedy for that matter - has a place in the daytime schedule.

I am officially a doctor, and believe it or not, I can save lives and tune certain instruments and can beat peasants with a stick.

I love team sports - they give me something to focus on rather than the fact that I can't breathe or my muscles are aching.

Michael Bates was a very funny actor; he'd served in India, could speak Urdu, and had great comic timing.

The Kumars... played on five continents, and even when I came up with the idea I was slightly surprised that no one else had.

It is better to give blood but receive cash than the other way around.

Help others to fulfill their dreams and you will fulfill yours.

At some point your candle will go out, so make use of the light.

The only pressure I agree to, is my conscious and not peer pressure.

My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense.

When kings interfere in matters of religion, they enslave instead of protecting it.

Everything seems to take on a new meaning when you become a parent and you put yourself in the shoes of the parent, not the shoes of the child.

There was in Italy a hidden demand for a boring government which would try to tell the truth in non-political jargon.

This is the pathless path. Where the journey leads is to the deepest truth in you. It is really just returning to where you were initially before you got lost.

If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?

I really enjoy what I do, and I'm very grateful to be given an opportunity to do it. That's one thing that people can say about me.