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There's so much cynicism around in Britain, especially in the press. The American press might be naive, but at least you feel as if they're on your side.

I live a perfectly happy and comfortable life in Blair's Britain, but I can't work up much affection for the culture we've created for ourselves: it's too cynical, too knowing, too ironic, too empty of real value and meaning.

As we get older - perhaps I'm just speaking for myself - we can get too cynical.

It turns out that understanding the British public is not rocket science. The British appreciate honesty and they also have a bonkers, off-the-wall sense of humour like me.

Americans are cool; if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They'll pat you on the arm and say, 'Hey kid, you're all right.' Brits will respond but they are much more cynical.

Yeah, it's pretty hard not to be completely cynical these days.

I think people in Great Britain are a bit jaded sometimes.

It is up to you to decide that this has lasted long enough, that our boys are dying to serve no British interest but for the interests of a small clique of utterly unscrupulous men.

I do get cynical, but what can you do? It doesn't make any difference.

Britain is undoubtedly becoming more cultural. No question of it. People who say it is dumbing down simply don't look around enough. They don't know enough.