"I come from a line of self-motivated, determined folk - not grand, not high society, but no-nonsense, family-minded go-getters."

"I love home cooking, and I'm not a great one for fast food."

"And Jesus, the heart of the Christian faith is the wildest, most radical guy you'd ever come across."

"I always had a really natural faith as a kid. Where I knew God existed and it felt very free and pretty wild and natural, and it wasn't religious."

"Television of course actually started in Britain in 1936, and it was a monopoly, and there was only one broadcaster and it operated on a license which is not the same as a government grant."

"If you say, I'm for equal pay, that's a reform. But if you say. I'm a feminist, that's a transformation of society."

"By measuring the proportion of children living with the same parents from birth and whether their parents report a good quality relationship we are driving home the message that social programmes should promote family stability and avert breakdown."

"Life can be dramatic and funny all in the same day."