It’s hard to narrow it down, because I want them to have a bit of everything—humor, kindness, integrity, intelligence, tolerance (they need lots of that). But if I had to choose just one it would probably be loyalty.

I don’t care who you are on the planet. You need other people to be able to help get you where you want to go, and help get you to learn the things that you want to learn, and participate in the things you want to participate in.

Laughter first and foremost, acceptance, and love.

What makes life worth living are the saints I meet-they can be long-time friends or someone I meet on a street. They find a way to behave decently in an indecent society.

The TV producer Jimmy Mulville has been an incredible mentor.

As a good father and a decent person who was good company – not a bore!

I am going a bit deaf and I am hoping that technology is going to come on leaps and bounds and that one day I will hear better.

Entirely comfortable and warm – the edge of it can be white heat, but the best kind is room temperature.

I have a horrible capacity to be unctuous to people I want to impress.

Be happy and enthusiastic.