Does anyone really go into nursing intending to be apathetic, cold and removed from suffering? I find that very difficult to believe.

By puberty I learned that nothing worth having could be easily attained and to succeed one must be single minded.

As long as we prioritize material truths over spiritual truths we will live in tyranny because we are living an illusion

You must not feel persecuted and examined. Liberate yourself from the idea that people are watching you.

The thing I thought about doing it was it's Comic Relief and you've got to be funny. So although I did try to sing properly it obviously has hilarious results when you can't sing.

People say you should read your criticism because it will make you a better person but it doesn't. It just makes you a sad bitter old showbiz nightmare.

I get fixated when I'm bleeding -- I can see why they went in for blood-letting in the medieval times because it makes you feel a bit better. When I cut myself, the drama of it calms me down.

A library doesn't need windows. A library is a window.

There are two types of people in this world: one who opens a packet of biscuits, has one and puts the rest back in the cupboard, and one who eats the whole packet in one go.

The bad-boy label is just an assumption.

There are 10-20 times more male comics than female comics; it's something to do with the social structure of society.

People can start out one way, and by the time life gets through with them they end up completely different.

As with many tragedies, our story opens in a moment of triumph.

Men prosper or fail, survive or perish in proportion to the degree of their rationality.

You must surrender whatever preconceptions you have about music if you're really interested in it.

The Thin Man was a good break, because it was highly popular. I played a gigolo in it.

This is what I want: I want to grab my brother’s hand and run back through time, losing years like coats falling from our shoulders.

My instincts are not comedic.

You're a happy fellow, for you'll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better or greater than that.

All the buildup and hype, everything else, is foam. The game is the beer.

Tragedies are about the depths that call up to certain men and insist that they descend.