It wasn't a conscious effort to have kids later. It was just the way life goes.

By puberty I learned that nothing worth having could be easily attained and to succeed one must be single minded.

As long as we prioritize material truths over spiritual truths we will live in tyranny because we are living an illusion

You must not feel persecuted and examined. Liberate yourself from the idea that people are watching you.

The thing I thought about doing it was it's Comic Relief and you've got to be funny. So although I did try to sing properly it obviously has hilarious results when you can't sing.

People say you should read your criticism because it will make you a better person but it doesn't. It just makes you a sad bitter old showbiz nightmare.

I get fixated when I'm bleeding -- I can see why they went in for blood-letting in the medieval times because it makes you feel a bit better. When I cut myself, the drama of it calms me down.

A library doesn't need windows. A library is a window.

There are two types of people in this world: one who opens a packet of biscuits, has one and puts the rest back in the cupboard, and one who eats the whole packet in one go.

The bad-boy label is just an assumption.

There are 10-20 times more male comics than female comics; it's something to do with the social structure of society.

Truth is Bitter & It's the Real Beauty in Ugliness.

If they're dumb enough to walk away be, strong enough to let them go

The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task.

Is there evil but on earth? Or pain in every peopled sphere? Well, be grateful for the sounding watchword "Evolution" here.

Usually in TV... A TV director could be anything from a main grip to just a glorified cameraman, and sometimes a director can be the person who is hired last. It's very much a producer's medium.

The secret of health for both mind and body is...live the present moment wisely and earnestly.

May the World Day of Consecrated Life be a timely occasion to rediscover the centrality of Jesus in our lives.

But there are a number of attitudes that should not be emotionally or psychologically ingested by young people.

Dialogue does not happen when we are adversaries.