I'd be a very easy therapist's subject.

My mother taught me what it is to have a sense of humour; my dad, who was a headmaster, everything you need to know about hard work. My dad is the most decent man you could come across.

I'm not strong-willed enough or unkind enough... or maybe simply not wise enough to tell a journalist that a subject is out of bounds.

In my life, I have made the occasional catastrophic choice, and it's just a case of moving on and learning from it.

Spoilt is a euphemism for loved.

I spend my money on holidays and eating out, and it allows me to be generous.

It's ridiculous, but it's horrible going bald. Anyone who says it isn't is lying.

I didn't much like Las Vegas. The noise of the place and the whole 24-hour, 'let's play the slot machines all night' culture of the place just left me cold.

I thought I was God's gift to mankind and the greatest Irishman since George Best.

New Zealand is a place where you can get well.

I never forget that I'm extremely fortunate.

The morning sun will bring you a fresh new day with a fresh new world of possibilities.

Perfecting oneself is as much unlearning as it is learning.

Athletes as role models and heroes is a hoax, a sick hoax. The men and women who are fighting in Iraq, they are the true heroes.

If you actually relax your vocal cords they actually work better.

REALISM, n. The art of depicting nature as it is seem by toads. The charm suffusing a landscape painted by a mole, or a story written by a measuring-worm.

The love of praise, howe'er conceal'd by art, Reigns more or less, and glows in ev'ry heart.

The most revolutionary statement in history is "Love thine enemy

The only way to reconcile science and religion is to set up something which is not science and something that is not religion.

There's often an assumption you're more privileged if you belong to a family with people who have made a success.

Whatever you give out in life is what you receive back in life.