Alexei Sayle

People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs.

Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, may have had his charms, but he really couldn't be considered hip.

The journalists have obviously failed to capture my innate magnetism, humour and charisma, and they all need to be fired from their newspapers right away.

It's destiny that pushed me towards showbiz. I wanted to start off as a technician, but out of compulsion, I became an actor.

I had read too many memoirs that were written after the writer or the director was past his or her prime.

I don't like to get in front of people.