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Some people have told me that I'm grumpy; it's not something that I'm aware of. It's not like I walk around poking children in the eye... not very small ones, anyway.

I just get grumpy with bad behaviour.

Am I grumpy? I might be. But I think maybe sometimes it's misinterpreted.

I wouldn't say I was grumpy. It's more pathological - I have seismic tantrums. I get red in the face and cry at least three times a week, and I have to lie down and have a nap afterwards.

You never want to be the grumpy guy, although I do have quite a grumpy face.

One thing that's coming up a lot is: are you as grumpy as you appear from this Black Books thing.

Sometimes I am so dry that people don't know I'm kidding and think I'm being serious. I enjoy this because their reactions are often funny.

People laugh at me. Sometimes I know why, and sometimes I don't.

It's not hard for me to be funny in front of people, but most of that is just horrified nerves taking the form of what makes people laugh, and afterwards I'd always feel dreadfully depressed, kind of self-induced bi-polar disorder.

For some reason, people look at me and laugh. I don't know why.