Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.

I will jump on anybody's private plane at the drop of a hat. I'm an old-fashioned lower-middle-class boy.

To me, the musical is best when it's a musical comedy. So if you have a very, very funny show, and very good, funny songs, that's what the musical does best.

I don't necessarily know much about comedy, I don't spend a lot of time watching it. Mainly because all my life for about 50 years I've had comedy.

Monty Python only became valuable when it was sold to Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in America. They didn't pay much either, but the series has been shown repeatedly, which led to lucrative tapes, CDs and DVDs.

I've always found bad films more enjoyable than good ones.

I don't like animation. I hate animation, actually.