British comedy - which has been a big inspiration to me for many years - is very different to Australian comedy and different again to American comedy.

I see something that seems like standard fare, that I can imagine any number of actors playing, and I'm generally not interested.

My dad was in the army so we moved around a lot and I changed schools every year and had to make new friends, and I found that if I was the funny guy I could do that easier.

Sometimes girls would come in and audition and they'd talk down, and it was like, "No, no, talk to the human eye level."

The acting is more of a secondary thing for me now. I will be in it, if I'm the best man for the job, but it really is about creating characters and shows.

I've been insane for a long time. An ex-girlfriend of mine once asked, "Is it true that all comedians are depressed?," and I said, "Every one I know is."

So many young pets burn out in Hollywood, it's crazy.