Who Needs Drugs When You Have Takeshi's

There Was Never Any Career Plan. When 'red Dwarf' Started I Thought We Were Doing A Curious Little Sitcom On Bbc2, I Didn't Think I Was Becoming An Actor. I Didn't See That 21 Years Later I'd Still Be Talking About It, Let Alone Filming A New One. For Me Everything's Always Been An Accident.

Once Journalists Have Been Rifling Through Your Dustbins, You Do Try And Keep Them At Arms' Length.

Coming From Having Absolutely Nothing To Having A Few Grand In The Bank, It Was A Big Culture Leap. I Think That's Why I Went Off The Rails A Bit Really, 'cause There Was No Training For It. They Didn't Do Fame In Schools.

My Life Has Been, I Suppose, The Most Incredible Series Of Highs And Lows.

I've Got Wealth And Fame But I Haven't Changed My Roots.