So many Christmas films either are twee, or try and go super edgy, then stick on something Christmassy at the end of the movie.

First and foremost, I just want to write comedy.

No subject is unsuitable for comedy.

It feels quite cool, in a mad way, to be someone who skulks about in the shadows.

I have no disagreement with the aims of anti-vivisectionists.

I'm the only comedian qualified to navigate a supertanker.

Christmas movies, it's a hard thing to do. The danger is you just end up with a Hollywood star with a Santa beard. You risk it being fake and cheesy and not real.

There is no peace for great men

A deeper intimacy with God sharpens our awareness of sin, which causes a stronger need for grace and a freer offering of mercy.

We as humans tend to overlook lesser beings and things, but we should instead come to love and respect them.

There are people in Iran who have the same aspirations as people all around the world for a better life.

I can take any truth; just don't lie to me.

Yesterday was the New York City Marathon. The marathon was won in record time by a Democrat candidate running away from President Obama.

Your hands, your eyes, your voice, your thoughts are your servants.

My life was incoherent to me. I felt it quivering, spitting out broken teeth.

Love is a glimpse of hope. To love is to hope. When we abandon hope, we cease to exist.

There is a difference between admitting and confessing. Admitting involves softening, making excuses for things that cannot be excused; confessing just names the crimes at its full severity.