My mother used to say that there are no strangers, only friends you haven't met yet. She's now in a maximum security twilight home in Australia

I was born with a priceless gift, the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others.

The past is so reliable, so delightful and the best place to live.

I think a lot of people think that we [comedians] are nerveless people in the theatre, that we don't feel that kind of terror which traditionally anyone who has to do any public speaking feels. It's worse for actors, because our livelihood depends on it.

My mother used to say that there are no strangers, only friends you haven't met yet. She's now in a maximum security twilight home in Australia

If you can't laugh at yourself, you may be missing the colossal joke of the century.

I drift along, thinking about the past a great deal. The past is so reliable, so delightful, and the best place to live. I end up there quite often, you know; it's very comfortable and dependable.