My parents were very pleased that I was in the army. The fact that I hated it somehow pleased them even more.

It's an old Aboriginal word meaning 'Let's get together and have fun'. They gave us the word because they had no further need for it.

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

If you have to explain satire to someone, you might as well give up.

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

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.

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.