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Once, I took a taxi. I hate those limousines. They stink and their drivers have been driving dead people to the cemeteries.

There's been so much corruption and so much cronyism in the taxi industry and so much regulatory capture, that if you ask for permission upfront for something that's already legal, you'll never get it.

I think I would rather be a prime minister than a taxi driver.

I'm not gonna give the British Government the joy of keeping taxing me. They don't tax art. And all my cars are just a collection of art.

I do not own a car, and my main form of travel to Westminster and in my constituency is by bicycle. I also take my bike on trains to meetings in other parts of the country, which enables me to see other cities and the other parts of the country.

Driving will never be away from me - I can't just give it up. It's all I've ever done, and there's something about being in that car.

'Taxi Driver' was one of the happiest moments of my career.

I spend far too much on taxis. Now, if anyone suggests we get the Tube I say, 'The Tube! I'd forgotten about that.'