Quotes

I've never played a hero before so I jumped at the chance.

I remember once having to stop performing when I thought an elderly man a few rows back from the front was actually going to die because he was laughing so hard.

I'm waiting for the time when I fail - because we all fail - and I'm ready, I'll take up carpentry.

I've always had a kind of visual eye, and it was a pleasant exercise for that.

It's definitely time to stop. We're getting too old. We both realised that the show wasn't as engaging as it used to be. We were starting to look a bit ridiculous.

It only works because we still amuse each other. After we have been working with other people, it is so refreshing to laugh unreservedly when we are back together again.

Most modern comedy is crap.

On stage, we just want to generate hysteria. We don't care about looking cool or posing.

People expect us to be different, but we're not. We're very similar people, and it's because we're so similar and close to each other that we make each other laugh - in fact we make each other laugh more than we make anyone else laugh.

Performers like Tommy Cooper, who are always getting things wrong, are much more endearing than comedians who are sassy and smart.

Richie and Eddie couldn't exist without each other. They're two halves of the same person.

The most fun I ever have is sitting in with Rick writing, and we laugh at our own jokes.

We had so much fun in Ghana and they are really lovely people.

We have never been strictly political, only strictly funny.

We only have one agenda, which is to make 'em laugh their pants off. Unless they are girls, of course, when it is to make them laugh their bras off so we can get a quick look.

We learn from each other. We learn from others' mistakes, from their experience, their wisdom. It makes it easier for us to come to better decisions in our own lives.

What is important is family, friends, giving back to your community and finding meaning in life.

It's enough to indulge and to be selfish but true happiness is really when you start giving back.

I have a bunch of concepts and ideas that I want to do but I have also been growing my production company in general and looking to branch out of projects that I am directing and producing.

I think winter wear is communal. You get some gloves and a scarf from a lost-and-found box, wash them, wear them for a while until you lose them. Then somebody else does the same thing.

I have always chosen roles that I believed in - not ones that I thought might further my career.

Being performers, that's what we do: We put on shows and want people to watch.

I don't need success, I just need to be constantly evolving.

Once you get into the habit of work, you can be more productive in the things you want to do.

Not to say that you shouldn't strive for success, but don't forget why you're doing it. It's not just for adoration.