I had a good theater career for years. I played Hamlet when I was 22, and I've played some really great roles.

Dogs are more of a responsibility than kids - you can send a kid off to their grandparents or a nanny, but with a dog you can't do that.

You can maybe be artistic and really original and creative, but as long as it's got that funniness at the root of it, then certain people are going to love it just because they need a laugh.

My dad was in the army so we moved around a lot and I changed schools every year and had to make new friends, and I found that if I was the funny guy I could do that easier.

To open the majority of peoples' minds to something new is difficult. I always think that, as long as it's funny underneath, then you can argue that a teaspoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.

There are no real guidelines or maps in Australia as to how to write a show, whereas in Hollywood it's where the TV industry is created and there's a lot of work that goes into development.

I often don't like seeing how different things are made. I'm not a big fan of behind the scenes stuff.

I'm sort lucky in that for me, I'm a writer now. I started as an actor but I'm a writer and so things like 'Wilfred' and shows like that are where I escape to.

It's great to write for actors when you know who they are. I think I prefer it.

British comedy - which has been a big inspiration to me for many years - is very different to Australian comedy and different again to American comedy.

Back in Australia, I did foster care for sick cats for years, and I was always most successful with the animals when I was given two - a brother and sister.

You are the observer who watches your emotions as they push, pull and stretch you.

It was never a big leap from "unfamiliar" to "suspected

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

I was a freelance journalist, and it was a struggle because I had to pitch all the time, research, and stay on top of subjects.

Lord Kane," the king acknowledged. "Before the proceedings begin, we must say how thrilled we were to meet your PMS." Uh..."My what?" "Your personal male secretary.

Prince Rhaegar loved his Lady Lyanna, and thousands died for it.

I was taught to believe, "If you work hard, you will be successful. If you are not successful, it is because you didn't work hard enough."

Tell me how all this, and love too, will ruin us. These, our bodies, possessed by light. Tell me we'll never get used to it.

Is winning the Open worth a million pounds? Well, it's worthwhile winning it - I would recommend it to anybody!

Pakistan destroyed its own reputation. If anything, I have improved Pakistan's image.