I’ve decided the secret of parenting is benevolent neglect.I put my family last. Because if you don’t, if you put them first, they never thank you. You’ll never get a word of thanks from them.
BARRY HUMPHRIESI think a lot of people think that we [comedians] are nerveless people in the theatre, that we don’t feel that kind of terror which traditionally anyone who has to do any public speaking feels. It’s worse for actors, because our livelihood depends on it.
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If you have to explain satire to someone, you might as well give up.
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I was born with a priceless gift, the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others.
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If you can’t laugh at yourself, you may be missing the colossal joke of the century.
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Most of my contemporaries at school entered the World of Business, the logical destiny of bores.
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My mother used to say that there are no strangers, only friends you haven’t met yet. She’s now in a maximum security twilight home in Australia
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I’m an immensely shy and vulnerable woman. My husband has never seen me naked. Nor has he expressed the least desire to do so.
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Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.
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I think a lot of people think that we [comedians] are nerveless people in the theatre, that we don’t feel that kind of terror which traditionally anyone who has to do any public speaking feels. It’s worse for actors, because our livelihood depends on it.
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I drift along, thinking about the past a great deal. The past is so reliable, so delightful, and the best place to live. I end up there quite often, you know; it’s very comfortable and dependable.
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I love Australia – I think.
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The truth is deafening, no matter how softly it is spoken.
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Sex is the most beautiful thing that can take place between a happily married man and his secretary.
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The whole point of art, aside from the aesthetic pleasure it yields, is that it provides a bridge to the past; that seductive land where we all find certainty and consolation. Nothing quite spans this gulf with such immediacy as the art of popular song.
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He’s very, very well-known. I’d say he’s world-famous in Melbourne.
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I know body hair bothers some women, but a lot of men like a fluffy partner.
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