Matt Berry

If somebody has no sense of humor, I think that's a great place to start for British comedy in terms of your character.

Actors are a great subject for a comedy. They're inherently funny because, like sportsmen, they take themselves so seriously.

I find comedy fun, and I really enjoy doing music.

I didn't have any plan to go into comedy.

When I'm not working, I'll spend time with loved ones.

Everyone in our family just kind of leans on my mum.

Today, actors aren't forced to ditch their regional accents like they used to. The best example's Tom Baker, a Scouser who went to great lengths to change his accent and ended up with something alien - and fantastic. It's sad that when the likes of him go, there won't be those sorts of accents any more.

There's always another idea round the corner that I want to do. So while I can, it's important to do them, because there will come a time when I can't.

If you're a thoughtful person, you won't want to be in people's faces all the time.

When I realise that I don't have a lot of time left to do what I'm meant to do in terms of buying things, that's when things begin to feel Christmassy for me - when I realise that time is against me, and I've got to act; otherwise, I'll look ridiculous.

While I've got all my arms and legs and my eyes working at the same time, I've got to make as much stuff as I can.

Closest to my heart is probably 'Toast of London' because I came up with the character, based on a bunch of people I worked with in the industry. And Channel 4 didn't mess with it. Head to screen, it was exactly as I wanted it.