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It is no longer acceptable in British politics to be fat or eccentric or religious.

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You can't understand Twenties England until you appreciate it was under a cloud of mourning. Nearly everyone was grieving.

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I like making films about old people because they are repositories of amazing stories that they tell well. And they're incredibly good telly.

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The best comedy is where you attack the strong, not the weak.

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You have a huge amount of confidence when you're younger, which slowly ebbs away for the rest of your life. You think: 'No problem. I can do that. Why shouldn't I do it?'

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I get paid to do what I enjoy, not that common a condition.

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I've got a very peculiar sort of fame, based on being on the telly. It doesn't mean you have the lifestyle people expect.

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I'd always assumed that I would die at about the same age as my dad - he was 45. I am five years in credit now. I can't get my head around the fact that I am older than he was - ever.

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Biography

Nationality: Welsh

Type: Editor

Born: July 13th, 1960

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