Describe yourself in three words.
Pretty damn good.
Fame - good or evil?
It can attack the ego and destroy you.
Do you think you're sexy?
I was. I went off the boil at 50.
Which living person do you most admire?
Muhammad Ali.
Who would you most like to wake up next to?
Shirley Maclaine, preferably on my leg-over side.
What, or who, is the greatest love of your life?
Maria Antoinette Pontani, an Italian prima ballerina I met in Rome immediately after the war.
What topic would you never discuss over dinner?
Elephants.
What's the one item you're never caught without?
A bottle of Penfold's Grange Hermitage. [A premium Australian red wine.]
What do you think is the most overrated virtue?
Large families.
The most underrated?
Hospice care.
What is your greatest achievement?
Making people laugh.
And your most embarrassing moment?
I'm still waiting for it to happen.
If you could do anything other than your career, what would it be?
Archaeology.
Where are you most likely to be found at 8pm - and doing what?
Eating dinner and drinking a bottle of red wine.
Do you have a motto?
Straight on.
Any regrets?
Yes. Agreeing to answer this questionnaire.
Finish this sentence: If I ruled the world ...
I'd surrender.
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