“Other people get moody in their forties and fifties - men get the male...” — Rik Mayall Quote

Other people get moody in their forties and fifties - men get the male menopause. I missed the whole thing. I was just really happy.

I'm frightened of interviews.

I would love to do more on the stage; having actual contact with the audience is great. You can give them a good seeing to!

When I was young, I saw some of my heroes doing it on the telly. We're talking about Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Arthur Lowe, Ian McKellan, Kenneth Williams. These were all guys telling stories to me.

I have always tended toward extremism: I'm Motorhead rather than REO Speedwagon.

I don't half love being in my forties! You feel more grown-up and can say 'no' to things without feeling you're letting the whole team down. You don't have to worry about pleasing other people all the time. You just feel more comfortable in yourself.

I actually think I'm lucky. Because blokes who lose their hair at a later age, in their thirties and forties, get hung up about it. Because they had hair and then lose it. But I've never had that problem.

My thirties merged into my forties, and I sort of gradually realised that I don't really want children. Now I'm glad I don't have them. Part of that is because I have my books.

It's easy to be a genius in your twenties. In your forties, it's difficult.