It's quite confusing being one of the less wealthy people at a posh place.

TV feels quite constipated, and the thing I find particularly difficult is the branding of the channels where it’s not ‘Is it a good script?’ but ‘Is it a BBC2 script?’

Comedians have to write to survive because you don’t get cast for your beauty.

A lot of things in ‘Parents’ I find very truthful.

The only way I’ll ever run a marathon is if I’m involved in the administration.

A Local Government Stationery Store is something to behold. It’s like walking through the back of a cupboard into a really dull Narnia.

I’m a big fan of community, and I think independence is over-rated.

I’m very devoted to my kids – I’m completely blind to their faults.

Bad impulse buys make you feel grim, don’t they? It’s like having consumer Tourette’s. I gravitate towards austere foreign-language film DVDs when insecure.

People have really strong images of what church is, and it’s almost certainly not the same as mine.