"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."

"I started quite young at school, compering a charity event at an old people's home. I would do stand up and impressions and enjoyed the laughter. It's very addictive. It's a lovely sensation to say something and hear a whole room laugh."

"I hate the idea of labels and saying you are member of one party or another and signing up to all sorts of policies that you don't have a view on or don't believe in. Because I'm not a politician, I don't have to be consistent in what I say and how I behave."

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

"At our best, it's a good experience but we do 22 episodes a year, so there are some clunkers."

"None of us are claiming that the statistical analysts understand the game of football as well as the football coaches do, or that our analysis should take precedence over the informed opinions of experts. I'm not saying that at all."

"I came here in 1974 to do a play, and then I went to L.A. I really like living in America. I feel more at home here than anywhere else."

"I wanted to be a fashion journalist and went to the London College of Fashion to do a journalism and promotion course."