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Scots can deny it as much as they like, but I've seen a lot of anti-English sentiment expressed north of the border but never anti-Scots sentiments south of the border. They don't know any better. It's got to do with these dreadful films they've made, anti-English films and that wretched Australian... Braveheart (1995) - it's not even correct historically.

[on Patricia Routledge] A great singing voice, she's a very good actress, vocally, but she's also a great clown.

I'm not mad about comics speaking a hundred words a minute and walking up and down that vast stage alone. It doesn't appeal to me. They lack repose. The comedians I love most really were the American ones. Well, particularly, Jack Benny who could stand there, raise one eyebrow and have the audience in hysterics. He was the only comedian I ever wanted to meet.

[Coming out in 2020] Anybody would be insane to choose to live such a very difficult life. There are many gay people these days who are fairly comfortable with their sexuality, fairly happy with who they are. I'm not. I never wanted to be gay. I still don't.