There are people who like just ordinary comedy fun, and making mistakes - which I do easily - and then there are people who like the falling over.

All my boyhood, all I ever wanted was to be loved.

It was smashing working with Jerry Desmonde, he was a very nice chap.

I play drums, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, piano.

As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two.

My only phobia is untidiness. My hair has to be neatly kept; my shoes are always clean. Everything has to be in a straight line, in its place.

I owe everything to the army.