If you get too well-known in comedy, I do believe it blocks people from taking you in drama.

I am encyclopaedic on World War II. My dad took me to D-Day beaches when I was a kid. I was there four years ago - every five years they have a remembrance on D-Day beaches and I would have liked to have been there and done my bit.

If you get too well-known in comedy, I do believe it blocks people from taking you in drama.

In stand-up it really helps to play yourself and talk about your own feelings. You cannot fail to be original if you're just talking about what you think about X, Y and Z. Unless you've got a twin brother who's also a stand-up.

I like my coffee hot and strong. Like I like my women: hot and strong...with a spoon in them.

Poetry is very similar to music, only less notes and more words.

No matter how much makeup I wore, people just kept saying "Yes, sir! Would you like tea with that, sir?" "Yes, I would like tea. Why don't you put it on my breasts?" "Certainly. Tea for this man's breasts! Anything else, sir?"