Rik Mayall

Words on the page don't have the same impact as somebody saying the words to you.

When you're an experienced celeb - which I am - you sometimes just need a bit of space, when you're not 'on'. I'm always on!

With an audience it's now, there are no editors around. It's just me and the audience and it's what I like best.

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them.

The Lebanese people voted this time for change. So they are not satisfied with the actual situation. They want to see a new government. They want to see a new vision.

They say politics is a contact sport, and I have to agree with that.