I make two movies a year to take care of the butcher and the baker and the school fees. Then I try to write, but it's not that easy. Acting is what's easy.

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I have a face that is a cross between two pounds of halibut and an...

I have a face that is a cross between two pounds of halibut and an...

Keep the circus going inside you, keep it going, don't take anything too seriously, it'll...

Keep the circus going inside you, keep it going, don't take anything too seriously, it'll...

I see my purpose in life as making the world a happier place to be...

I see my purpose in life as making the world a happier place to be...

Malta is a sod of a place.

Malta is a sod of a place.

Old age has got to start creeping up on me one day soon, and frankly...

Old age has got to start creeping up on me one day soon, and frankly...

Going to war was the only unselfish thing I have ever done for humanity.

Going to war was the only unselfish thing I have ever done for humanity.

The only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping and...

The only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping and...

You can count on Errol Flynn, he'll always let you down.

You can count on Errol Flynn, he'll always let you down.

I wonder why it is, that young men are always cautioned against bad girls. Anyone...

I wonder why it is, that young men are always cautioned against bad girls. Anyone...

Funny thing how you first meet the woman that you marry. I first met the...

Funny thing how you first meet the woman that you marry. I first met the...

I put a dollar in one of those change machines. Nothing changed.

I put a dollar in one of those change machines. Nothing changed.

It's a scientific fact. For every year a person lives in Hollywood, they lose two...

It's a scientific fact. For every year a person lives in Hollywood, they lose two...

I have enough money to last me the rest of my life, unless I buy...

I have enough money to last me the rest of my life, unless I buy...

I am an expert of electricity. My father occupied the chair of applied electricity at...

I am an expert of electricity. My father occupied the chair of applied electricity at...

Ever have that one friend who gets a Valentine's Day gift for their mother? Doens't...

Ever have that one friend who gets a Valentine's Day gift for their mother? Doens't...

Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take...

Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take...

So I rang up British Telecom, I said 'I want to report a nuisance caller',...

So I rang up British Telecom, I said 'I want to report a nuisance caller',...

When an actor marries an actress they both fight for the mirror.

When an actor marries an actress they both fight for the mirror.

Live in danger. Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius.

Live in danger. Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius.

Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have...

Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have...

It wasn't until we got over the self pity that we were able to accept...

It wasn't until we got over the self pity that we were able to accept...