I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.

Quote by Stephen Fry

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I get an urge, like a pregnant elephant, to go away and give birth to...

I get an urge, like a pregnant elephant, to go away and give birth to...

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...

Having been an actor and a writer for so long - 20 years or so...

Having been an actor and a writer for so long - 20 years or so...

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.

It's rather splendid to think of all those great men and women who appear to...

It's rather splendid to think of all those great men and women who appear to...

I like to think of myself at home in the armchair, writing, smoking and occasionally...

I like to think of myself at home in the armchair, writing, smoking and occasionally...

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...

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...

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

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

I think my view is that whenever you project into the future you're never likely...

I think my view is that whenever you project into the future you're never likely...

When you get just a complete sense of blackness or void ahead of you, that...

When you get just a complete sense of blackness or void ahead of you, that...

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.

It was extremely important to show that Wilde's sexuality was not just some intellectual idea....

It was extremely important to show that Wilde's sexuality was not just some intellectual idea....

You can't reason yourself back into cheerfulness any more than you can reason yourself into...

You can't reason yourself back into cheerfulness any more than you can reason yourself into...

Old Professors never die, they just lose their faculties.

Old Professors never die, they just lose their faculties.

Personally, I'd never seen a graphic novel. I knew they existed because friends of mine...

Personally, I'd never seen a graphic novel. I knew they existed because friends of mine...

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...

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.

I've always had great respect for Paddington because he is amusingly English and eccentric. He...

I've always had great respect for Paddington because he is amusingly English and eccentric. He...

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...