The BBC has the obligation to think big. And at the moment, that clarion call sounds an uncertain note to me.

I honestly believe that TV generally is obsessed with the ratings battle to the point of cutting its own throat.

I was disappointed not to be able to interview Mr. Clinton. I met him two years ago. I was looking forward to talking with him about issues from Africa to terrorism.

Over the last two years, I have been able to comb through The Prince's archives. I have been free to read his journals, diaries and many thousands of the letters.

I'm not certain that the BBC can claim to be making a wide enough range of distinctive programmes to make the case convincingly.

I had no expectation that the Prince would offer me the unprecedented and unfettered access to the original and entirely untapped sources on which this biography is based.

I hate flying. My stomach churns at the mere thought of it.

I adore Madonna. She reinvents herself like no one else.

It's absolutely fine to think of new ways of doing things, and I'm not just asking for the traditional reporter to look into our living rooms night after night.

Programme names have been changed, and we have Andrew Neil saying he won't be using long words.

I ought to rejoice in the fact that our principal rival has died, but I don't.

Do try The House by fresh new author, Susannah Mansfield, it's funny, sad and very different, you'll love the characters and the stories.

If I let the past and my goals be the only thing that drives me in life, I will never know the meaning of being happy.

I am a great believer that what makes our show different is the humor.

I love the beach, and I love sunshine.

Woman must be the pioneer in this turning inward for strength. In a sense, she has always been the pioneer.

If you do not wish to be lied to, do not ask questions! The only real defence civilized man has against anybody who bothers him is to lie. There would be no lies if there were no questions.

Make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up.

God is good but not safe, and the urge for safe art is often a worldly temptation away from goodness.

What are our priorities? First, the welfare, the survival of the people. Then, democratic norms and processes which from time to time we have to suspend.

Glamour can be something very simple. Glamour can be how you wash your face, how you make your breakfast.