Sean Lock

“The most important thing anyone taught me in this business was not to take anything personally.”

“I'm the master at publicity.”

“I always ask for fresh coffee because instant doesn't give you the caffeine buzz you need.”

“I always wear sunglasses and often a panama hat, even if I'm just walking in the park, if the sun is hot.”

“It's hard to pinpoint highlights on tour because they're the gigs really. The whole day becomes about the show. From the time you wake up you are slowly building up to that.”

“I used to watch 'EastEnders' till the plots got ridiculous.”

“I'm hoping I don't get Alzheimer's.”

“I try not to be one particular type of comedian - I try to be foolish, and silly, and surreal, and quite angry and sarcastic and dry.”

“I really like doing stand-up, because it gives you an immense amount of freedom. You haven't got anyone telling you what to do. It's great to have that much power over what you do. You don't have that in television.”

“I'd like an old car just so I can control the windows with a handle. I hate electronic windows.”

“My stand-up shows don't really have a theme but do have an interactive element to them.”

“There is the idea that there's a section of society, these working-class tradesmen, are driving around and they all think the same. Everybody who has tools in their vehicle have all the exact same thoughts: it's incredibly patronising isn't it?”

“I hate moaning comics, but I do find it very frustrating when I switch on BBC Four or BBC Two to find they're repeating some piece of crap sitcom. I think: Why don't they show mine? Not because I'd make any money, it would just be nice for it to be shown.”

“We do need sculpture. People always say: 'Well, that sculpture could have paid for a cot in a maternity ward.' But if the world had been run on those lines, there'd only be about four books, and they'd be seed-drill manuals.”

“In my mind if you're over 25 and using Twitter you need to have a word with yourself.”

“Brown is definitely my colour. I like it's understated drabness.”

“I spent a large part of my 20s and 30s living in different places, including tower blocks.”

“My initial impression of the Welsh was that they were grumpier than I was!”

“I never moisturised until I got skin cancer. It totally changed my opinion on moisturising. I used to think using a face protector was a bit of a girly thing, now I've worked out it's actually essential to keep your skin healthy.”

“Real men don't listen. I think you can waste a lot of valuable time listening to what people are saying to you and, let's face it, it's rarely interesting or important.”