It couldn't sound like a dog, because K9 isn't a dog, but I made it sound as mechanical as possible.

Martin Jarvis was to have played the part originally but I think I had longer hair or something, I know not.

I was lucky enough myself to have been in Dad's Army for an episode.

But here I am today recording this and I'm in the studio with all the others on a clean mic. It's extraordinary, the actor's found a way of doing it for himself.

It was just at the end of the golden era of BBC comedy, which was fantastic.

No, I'm at full height, I'm in the studio, I can actually catch actors by the eye, it's fantastic.

Got through it without fluffing, that's the main thing any actor can hope for.

People always knock what's new but I love the modern Internet, where cleverness is currency. Social media is a cleverness meritocracy. We're living in it.

Cry as much as you want to, but make sure when you're finished, you never cry for the same reason again

Don’t let realism keep you from doing what you feel you need to do, even if you think it’s hopeless.

Xander could sense more than David's smile. He wished he could be more like that, easygoing. But then, David hadn't seen what Xander had seen.

Everyone makes mistakes. The wise are not people who never make mistakes, but those who forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes.

I just don't want you to feel uncomfortable about this," he says. Say: "Hey. I am a very cool person. I am tough." Show him your bicep.

... and because it was a drunken perception, it was perfect, entire, and lasted about half a second.

There is a crisis in America. That crisis is divorce. It is easier to get out of a marriage than (to get out of a) contract to buy a used car.

Some people are denizens of the studio. I'm more of a denizen of the live appearance. I love the live thing.

Don't wait until you feel like taking positive action. Take the action and then you will feel like doing it.