When you've seen a nude infant doing a backward somersault you know why clothing exists.

Quote by Stephen Fry

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I have pushed the boat out as far as I should in terms of taking...

I have pushed the boat out as far as I should in terms of taking...

An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.

An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.

Weve all met people who are supposedly incredibly intelligent but dont know which way to...

Weve all met people who are supposedly incredibly intelligent but dont know which way to...

I shouldn't be saying this - high treason, really - but I sometimes wonder if...

I shouldn't be saying this - high treason, really - but I sometimes wonder if...

It only takes a room of Americans for the English and Australians to realise how...

It only takes a room of Americans for the English and Australians to realise how...

Taste every fruit of every tree in the garden at least once. It is an...

Taste every fruit of every tree in the garden at least once. It is an...

No, I love the idea that someone changes. As an actor it's always the thing...

No, I love the idea that someone changes. As an actor it's always the thing...

As I say I don't want to kill myself, I just wouldn't mind dying.

As I say I don't want to kill myself, I just wouldn't mind dying.

I'd probably want to teach at university, because children would drive me insane. I suspect...

I'd probably want to teach at university, because children would drive me insane. I suspect...

It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that...

It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that...

As someone who worked hard for a Labour victory in the 90s, do I regret...

As someone who worked hard for a Labour victory in the 90s, do I regret...

If I had a large amount of money I should found a hospital for those...

If I had a large amount of money I should found a hospital for those...

Oh, it takes a lot for me to walk out of a film.

Oh, it takes a lot for me to walk out of a film.

You don't sit down and write a wish list about the person you are going...

You don't sit down and write a wish list about the person you are going...

But if one could go back in time, I'd love to have been directed by...

But if one could go back in time, I'd love to have been directed by...

I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to...

I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to...

Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which...

Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which...

Business is more exciting than any game.

Business is more exciting than any game.

Government help to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a...

Government help to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a...

In modern business it is not the crook who is to be feared most, it...

In modern business it is not the crook who is to be feared most, it...

Generally speaking, the best people nowadays go into journalism, the second best into business, the...

Generally speaking, the best people nowadays go into journalism, the second best into business, the...