I like pubs too, but it's hard for me to go and get proper bladdered in the way I used to. I don't want to moan about being recognised but I do get a bit of grief sometimes.

A foolproof plan for not getting a job - show up for your interview wearing flip flops.

I'm more inclined to linger in the science pages of 'The Week' magazine. But my principle obsessions are still watching sitcoms and football.

I see myself as a comic but the acting helps sell tickets for gigs.

The thing I'd really like to see is the old London Bridge, with all the old buildings around it like Shakespeare's Globe. I'd like to walk along that. Don't worry, I won't get drunk and fall in.

There's a lot to do when you're a kid - spiders to catch, girls to poke in the eye - stuff to be getting on with.

I dont drive around London much. Any journey around Islington involves hundreds of speed bumps that seem to tear the bottom of your car off.

I liked the idea of all of humanity fitting inside a sugar cube because more than 99.9% of matter is space.

I'm quite a curious person. I don't mind being the one who doesn't know things, a role I often play in QI.

I'm not a great shopper but I do buy a lot of books. I'm the publishers' friend - I buy a hundred books a year and read four.

A bambiraptor is a savage baby dear.

The most admirable quality among people is when we pause and think of something to say, without ripping others to shreds (even if they deserved it).

My first full year of touring, I did 300 days on the road. That was not including the travel time or publicity or anything else - that was just dates. I was home probably less than 50 days that year.

A lack of patience in trifling matters might lead to the disruption of great project.

I have no friends. The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people.

Talking about a materialistic thing, I get about 13 times more royalties from Europe than I do from America.

In general, our generals were outgeneralled.

I'm all for stage diving, but just don't step on my pedals

I can't move my body slowly. I can't move the line slowly. So I end up with way too much, often opaque to me later.

I think when you're very dedicated to something and you're engaged fully, you become a giver.

The playoffs are the playoffs. You just play who is put in front of you.