Comedy is unique in the sense that laughter is a palpable noise that everyone makes.

I woke with a start. At first I assumed I'd trumped myself awake again.

If you chase something too desperately, it eludes you.

I'm a huge fan of Jack Lemmon, he was someone who managed to tread that line between comedy and tragedy and sometimes give very big performances, but they were never over-demonstrative and they were never not based on a kind of real truthful human being.

I don't think I'm kind of universally known. I think in the indie world I'm probably better known than in some mainstream Hollywood terms.

Two fat ladies, 88! Not that you'd find these ladies at a bingo hall, of course... they're altogether a higher class of fat lady.

I like the transience of Klimt paintings.