I think there were times when, if circumstances had developed, I might have been tempted into politics. I am a fan of Tony Blair. I think Gordon Brown is a fine man, but I think he's headed for one hell of a bloody struggle.

If someone says they're going to ring me at 10 o'clock and it's 10 past and they haven't rung, I'm irritated.

If someone does something in an entertainment/pop ambience, that person becomes someone who has an impact on the conduct and attitude of a huge number of people who peripherally come in contact with them.

I never want to make the kind of film whose impact ends when the audience leaves the cinema.

I am fortunate that I was born in a family where music was already a part of life.

Babies control and bring up their families as much as they are controlled by them; in fact the family brings up baby by being brought up by him.

I wasn't funny. My brother was the funny one in the family.

My family is funny. I think you're born with the gene.