I spent more time in America, but I developed a very English sense of humour. I clicked into it deeply with Peter Sellers, who is still probably my favourite comedian.

You can't really dust for vomit.

You know it's important to have a Jeep in Los Angeles. That front wheel drive is crucial when it starts to snow on Rodeo Drive.

The movies have a way of seeping out there over time. We don't put them in 2,000 theaters. It wouldn't work that way.

I'm married to the person I fell in love with.

Comedy is like music. You have to know the key and you have to find players with good chops.

I painted sets before I ever performed.

I spent a lot of time in London when I was growing up and I've always picked up accents without even really meaning to. It used to get me into trouble as a child.

We all know many people who have been through this reality, and how it changes them. This happens to be an area I know something about. It's a virus.

Folk musicians have a lot of the same self-importance, but they're way more cruel and jealous than rock musicians - I know this for a fact because I used to be a folk musician.

As an actor, I trust my ear.

Free your life from the fangs of gossips by not associating yourself with them. Anyone who helps you to gossip about someone can also help someone to gossip about you.

By trying to understand everything, everything makes me dream

Every Christian should be a faithful minister and steward of God

The tragedy of this age is that many are hungry for the wrong reasons

We must consider what Miss. Fairfax quits, before we condemn her taste for what she goes to.

All I care about, to be honest, is surfing. I love surfing more than anything. To me, there's nothing like that.

I know what I like in other actors: truth. That's the best. It makes you say, 'OK, I'll go with you on this.'

You should play with real musicians; the best music comes from real people interacting with each other.

But I was used to finding something deadly in things that attracted me; there was always something deadly lurking in anything I wanted, anything I loved.

Race is not, and will not be an issue in this case.