Eddie Izzard

I wanted to be less well-known in comedy.

I mean, sometimes... a comedian becomes an actor, and they just don't deliver, because the bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of acting is to be truthful, and they get that mixed up sometimes, or don't even notice that that's the thing.

I just believe in the goodwill of people, the power of people to do something positive.

If you get anything creative going, then the work and play thing is the same thing, I feel.

I'd be happy to be taken as a woman - and that's what I was initially trying to do when I started throwing on dresses and stuff. But that wasn't going to happen because everyone kept calling me sir. So I thought I'd change the method and just start wearing what I wanted to wear.

I try to just talk about human stories and what I think about religion or teapots or whatever.

My stand-up is quite good now, people say. It's just like a big conversation each time. Every gig is a rehearsal.