And he said that he wrote the Bond character based on the character of David Niven. That's how he saw Bond.

I used to write bits and pieces of comedy material for various comics that were at the Windmill... as well as my film job, I was under contract, I was allowed to do that and everything.

I had a terrible job letting me do anything that wasn't comedy.

And then she finally said yes. And we have been married, I want you to know, for 51 years.

We worked solidly for a long time together. George Marriott Edgar and myself.

I wrote Murder at the Windmill. And it was accepted and we made it and it was the first film I made with Danny Angel, well the only film I actually made... I made a lot of it at the Windmill itself.

I don't know how we had about eighteen international stars in it, all playing James Bond.

Well, yes, as I was a rather bad actor then and I wasn't making enough money, I thought, to make enough money to not make money as an actor, I'd better do some writing.

Yes, The Persuaders, that was great fun because one of my favourite actors is Roger Moore.

I have found so many angels trapped inside undisputed jargon that I find myself digging at the words, in order to release them, from the books that unfairly captured their soul.

It is not possible to erase racism just because African-Americans have reached a level of financial success and crossover appeal.

Their issues are not your issues.

You have to commit to the what, before the how shows up.

Fine dancing, I believe, like virtue, must be its own reward.

I've actually been doing stand up for more than 20 years. I started in 1988. It's almost 30 years! Which is crazy.

In some ways Lester Young is the most complex rhythmically of any musician. He does some things which are just phenomenal.

Don't try to cover your mistakes with false words. Rather, correct your mistakes with examination.

We all live upon the hope of pleasing somebody, and the pleasure of pleasing ought to be greatest, and at last always will be greatest, when our endeavours are exerted in consequence of our duty.

I'm not afraid to move away from funny. I'm not afraid of that.