(when discussing the care of the elderly in the UK). Tony: Sorting out about how we care for the elderly should be a national priority, and it isn't. We live in a world where we shout from the rooftops about the state of school dinners and fox hunting. We've spent billions invading foreign countries. It's unforgivable for us to systematically ignore our old people any longer.
(when asked about his feeling on his oft-repeated catchphrase "I have a cunning plan") Tony: I'm going on a tour with my one-man show - Cunning Night Out, if I really wanted to walk away from it I would have called it something different - so I guess there's a part of me that's only too happy to be identified with that catchphrase I think a catchphrase describes the way you felt when you first saw that series.
Tony was very active in the "Make Poverty History" campaign during the run up to the G8 summit.
Tony is allergic to red wine, cats, stinging nettles, cod, and feathers.
Tony narrates the audio book versions of Terry Pratchett's Discworld collection.
Tony was the Vice President of UK Equity between 1997 and 2001.
Tony is 5' 4" tall (163cm).