Rory Bremner

Anyone who wants to promote a car or a football tournament turns to opera. There's a much greater public connection than the image of plush corporate boxes would suggest.

I think if there is a God, it's very important that he has a sense of humour - otherwise, you are in for a very miserable afterlife.

I can't look at John Prescott without thinking of Les Dawson, and Robin Cook is a caricature of himself.

I'm quite content to spend my life helping young people find themselves. I've had my fill of politics.

How many married couples do you know who met over accounting books in a Starbucks?

I'm not a morning person: I can't function until I've had a coffee - or several.