The trouble with telling a good story is that it invariably reminds the other fellow of a dull one.

The things I see now on TV and in movies are so outlandish. Kids doing rude things with pies! And the language that they use! It's being outrageous for the sake of being outrageous. I can't watch it. It turns me off.

In between goals is a thing called life, that has to be lived and enjoyed.

Comedy has to be based on truth. You take the truth and you put a little curlicue at the end.

People will remember a good comedy song a lot longer than they would some of the so-called straight love songs.

Running my show is really like an actor being in repertory but where, in one day in one performance, you do scenes from a drama, a farce, a low comedy and a tragedy.

Having started in theatre, for a long time I wanted to be a classical actress. But I've always loved making people laugh - at school, I was quite mischievous, and bit by bit, I found myself working more and more in comedy.

Whenever I've had a wig fall off, I've just played it off like I meant it to happen. Just keep a good sense of humor about it.