I can lose my temper from time to time, but I try not to lose it on the pitch because it can't help.

I'm ugly, I'm overweight, but I'm happy

That means I can drive a flock of sheep through the town centre, drink for free in no less than 64 pubs and get a lift home with the police when I become inebriated. What more could you want?

Captaincy is something you get better at through experience. You've got to trust your instincts.

A lot of the lads have a bat for the nets, a bat for facing the bowling machine and a separate bat for the match. I'll just crack on with a bat until it breaks - then crack on with another one.

I'm not too good with packing. I always have every intention of doing it the week before and then leave it until the last moment - but at least I do it myself, I don't leave it to the missus.

It's far more daunting than bowling to Ricky Ponting or facing Shane Warne

There are times when I have felt the pressure, but at the moment I play cricket the only way I can.

When I have a day off, I will have a day off.

We have to take care of our own game. There's only one place we've got to stick up for ourselves and that's the pitch.

I'm not really someone who looks forward to the gym. But I realise it's something that I have to do to perform well on the pitch.

Yes, the same God who created all the universes created you as a one-of-a-kind. He knows you and loves you and commands you to love yourself.

You hope people won't be tricky or miserable. If you're in public life, it's important not to be. If someone says, 'I like your programme, thank you,' you should be grateful. I am. Why be nasty?

I get really nervous right before I go on stage. But once I'm performing, I always love it. It's like being in a different world.

I hope I don't get a roundhouse kick from Chuck Norris.

If no love is, O God, what fele I so? And if love is, what thing and which is he? If love be good, from whennes cometh my woo? If it be wikke, a wonder thynketh me

I used to be afraid of two things - being alone and not being able to write. Since Albert's death, I don't care about writing or about other people.

You must always be open to your luck. You cannot force it, but you can recognize it.

The greatest compliment to any player is he is a great teammate. We can't all be great players, but we can all be great teammates

For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement

Even though these days I'm very selective about what roles I want to do, I will do Stargate anytime they call.