I'm 47, My Girlfriend's 33; She's 14

London Audiences Are Tricky, Too. They Don't Laugh As Much As The Northern Audiences Because, And I Hate To Say This, They Are A Bit Cleverer Normally, And They Are Picking Up On All The Little Details And Listening More Carefully.

I'm Just Attracted To Playing People Who Are Ostensible Unlikable. That's Not To Say That There's Something In There That Makes You Care. It Might Be That You Just Find Them So Awful That You Just Can't Stop Watching, Like A Car Crash.

I Love Sherlock Holmes. I've Got All His Books, Leather-bound. What I Thought Was Great About Sherlock Holmes Was That Not Only Was He A Supersleuth, He Was Also A Hard Worker. Not Only Did He Go Out And Solve The Crimes, He Came Home And Wrote It All Down. Fantastic. That's Why I Admire Him.

I Enjoy Comedy But It Can Become Wearisome.

I Knew Lots Of Irish Ladies In My Life Who Would Say Daft Things And Then Would Just Say Something Incredibly Truthful In A Very Simple Way With Simple Language - A Few Well Chosen Words That Would Take An Intellectual Five Minutes To Express. I Like That.