Friendship is tested in the thick years of success rather than in the thin years of struggle.
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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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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If you can’t laugh at yourself, you may be missing the colossal joke of the century.
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The truth is deafening, no matter how softly it is spoken.
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There is no more terrible fate for a comedian than to be taken seriously.
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The past is so reliable, so delightful and the best place to live.
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I like people who are slightly unhygienic. A little grubbiness isn’t so bad. BO chic it should be called.
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He’s very, very well-known. I’d say he’s world-famous in Melbourne.
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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 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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Everyone had a Japanese maple, although after Pearl Harbor most of these were patriotically poisoned, ringbarked and extirpated.
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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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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 know body hair bothers some women, but a lot of men like a fluffy partner.
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My parents were very pleased that I was in the army. The fact that I hated it somehow pleased them even more.
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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.
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