"I'm an artist, but he's more like an artist than me, better at acting than me. He can carry on acting with someone else."

NIGHT MARKET LIFE ACTRESS CHEN MEI-FEN on her sweet-talking former husband

"My only advice if you want to run a marathon is: Listen to your body. We're animals, but we've stopped listening to ourselves, so if something is aching, stop pushing against the muscle."

COMEDIAN AND MARATHON MAN EDDIE IZZARD

"If I had to nominate one earthling to sacrifice to appease alien invaders, I believe I might suggest James May."

AUTHOR BILL BRYSON on the former Top Gear host