The great thing is that the funny side of getting old is fuel for my comedy.

I did not become successful in my work through embracing or engaging in celebrity culture. I never signed away my privacy in exchange for success.

If you chase something too desperately, it eludes you.

When I was a student I was very, very ambitious, completely immersed in my comedy career. I never had that period of reckless hedonism that you should get out of your system in your youth.

I don't like big feet. It reminds me of gammon.

If things don't come easy to you, you have to pull a rabbit out of a hat.

Me, myself, personally, I like to keep myself private. I have never said I am a paragon of virtue, a model of morality. I simply do what I do.

The truth is somewhere in the middle of funny and serious.

The trick is always to write in pairs because if at least two people find it funny, you've immediately halved the odds of it not being funny.

I think if you try to look for something to show off as an actor, vanity can get the better of you.

I am of the very last generation who didn't have computers at school. As we grow old we'll become something of an aberration.

History is the story of events, with praise or blame.

It is remarkable what a woman can accomplish with just a little ambition.

And you'll always love me won't you? Yes And the rain won't make any difference? No

I try all night to play a pretty note.

When someone tells me not to do something, I'll do it more.

The more united we are on the central questions of policy, the better it will be for the future of our country.

If we extend our senses, we will consequently extend our knowledge.

You can't call yourself a feminist if you don't believe in the right to abortion.

I can cheat fear today - but won't it return tomorrow? Rather, I must embrace this fear... and find peace in its bosom.

Bella." Edward's voice was right beside me, relieved now. "Can you hear me?" "No," I groaned. "Go away.