If you can make someone believe that you believe in the idea then I think that's worth a lot.

Manchester has a certain reputation of being cool.

We always wanted to make a comedy that was a little bit more than that, which had tragic elements to it... that people engaged with - an intelligent comedy essentially.

I think in most couples or partnerships, there's a constant struggle for power and dominance.

Growing up, I didn't feel very cool having come from the Midlands.

So many films end up being filmed in London or in the same places over and over again.

When I was a kid the highlight of my week would be doing a fossil hunt at the local quarry... that kind of thing.

Both of us have forged our careers in London, but a lot of my comedy influences come from my family and my childhood.

I think both of us [ with Steve Oram], once we decided to do comedy, knew that we would have to come to London to do that.

We developed 'Sightseers' as a TV idea but didn't get anywhere with it because all the channels said it was too dark originally as an idea for television.

'Sightseers' started off as a character comedy double act.

The philosophical I is not the man, not the human body or the human soul of which psychology treats, but the metaphysical subject, the limit - not a part of the world.

... the best education is self-discipline with good principles through human university.

... he was one of those men who like to be observers at their own lives ... such people observe their destiny much as most people tend to observe a rainy day.

Even if I'm completely unsure, I'll pretend I know exactly what I'm talking about and make a decision.

In time of war, the loudest patriots are the greatest profiteers.

The angle of entry of the ball equals the angle of release. You cannot deny the laws of science.

In Washington, there's always an effort to label people.

God plants no yearning in the human soul that he does not intend to satisfy.

You'd think that radio was around long enough that someone would have coined a word for staring into space.

I have a lot of fun. I'm passionate about what I do. I really love that.