"I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilised music in the world."

"Monica Seles: I'd hate to be next door to her on her wedding night."

"I'm convinced there's a small room in the attic of the Foreign Office where future diplomats are taught to stammer."

"Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information."

"It would be pretty funny to see a Beverly Hills white girl with mad rap skills."

"When I started out, everyone seemed to be adopting these names... Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious. I wasn't really Rotten or Vicious or Nasty, so I wanted something a bit more funny - yet something that seemed real rock 'n' roll... something that acknowledged my ambition."

"I suppose I miss the British cynicism and the humor."

"I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to weep."