There's something about being a comedian that means you have to not be scared of failing because failing is part of the process.

I'm terribly attention-seeking. It's very different once you get all this attention, though. Because then you want to control it. And you can't exactly.

I was quite fat as a kid. And swimming is a sport you can enjoy whatever size you are. If you're fat, running is a pain. I'm not really built for running.

All you can do in this life is follow your dreams. Otherwise you're just wasting your time.

A bully can only make you feel bad about yourself if you let them.

I thrive off the company of others, I love being sociable.

I was the kind of person who got bullied and loved the attention of it.

I've just swum the length of the Thames. I feel quite tired.

People think writing a children's book is something you could do in an afternoon but it's actually really hard.

I am a huge fan of 'Doctor Who.'

I was depressed as a child. I found it hard to make friends. My favourite thing was locking myself in the bathroom and practising comedy routines.

No matter what her father wanted, no way was Clara going to partner up with Light Walker. He'd suggested a tarantula for a snack, for heaven's sake. The were never, ever, ever going to work together.

When you stop growing you start dying.

Many dotcoms recruited people from existing companies who were quite experienced in finance, marketing, distribution and other disciplines but not necessarily experienced in the Web culture.

The press is critical at this time, and if you look at history, this is so critical.

I do all kind of fun things when I'm unconscious.

If I cover my head with my hands, it means deny the ball to the opponent's ball handler.

Men who sit back and pride themselves on their culture haven't any to speak of.

I think a lot of the stuff I'm playing now is crap.

As we become curators of our own contentment on the Simple Abundance path... we learn to savor the small with a grateful heart.

But, we didn't have all the media that we do today.