Who's ever going to write a film in which I get the girl? Me!

By watching the great, old comedians I picked up a few tricks about how to do physical comedy. And whenever I could learn something, I sort of added that to my repertoire.

It's a plastic surgeon you need, not a doctor

The main evolutionary significance of humor is that it gets us from the closed mode to the open mode quicker than anything else.

I want to write a book which is the history of comedy.

The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting. He was one of the greats.

I can never do better than 'Fawlty Towers,' whatever I do. Now I very much want to teach young talent some rules of the game.