Never underestimate the intelligence of the audience; make good programmes, and they will come.

There is still an element of the BBC that feels it is somehow wrong, or it will be open to criticism, if it makes more money.

Joe Biden is that special combination of someone who is very talented and influential, but when he starts speaking, there's inevitably going to be headlines written about something he said.

When I'm making something, I've always felt in charge and therefore able to call the shots. But what you've got to do is stop that turning into arrogance or despotism!

I want to educate people and deliver news that isn't just surrounded by Charlie Sheen. I'd like to be able to do the serious stuff in conjunction with the comedy.

Stand-up comedy is an art form and it dies unless you expand it.

Funny People' is my favorite performance of myself to date. Even though it's a comedy and there are serious moments, I really felt like Leo felt like a real person. It didn't feel like I was playing myself. Whether it's a comedy or drama, I just try to make it as realistic as possible.

That, to me, is what comedy is all about: keeping fresh and keeping current and changing with the times.