Laughter is a force for democracy.

What's the bleedin' point?

I don't want to have to start being unselfish again. The great thing about being on your own is you do what you damned well like.

The World is insane. With tiny spots of sanity, here and there... Not the other way around!

You can't make Christ funny. He's self-aware, he's too flexible within the situation. It's rigidity, it's when the ego takes over and the behavior becomes inappropriate that it becomes funny.

The great thing about Florida is you - each city's about two hours' drive from everywhere else.

I was very sad to hear of the death of Ronnie Barker, who was such a warm, friendly and encouraging presence to have when I started in television. He was also a great comic actor to learn from.