I shouldn't be saying this - high treason, really - but I sometimes wonder if Americans aren't fooled by our accent into detecting brilliance that may not really be there.

Quote by Stephen Fry

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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 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...

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.

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...

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...

Having a great intellect is no path to being happy.

Having a great intellect is no path to being happy.

Love in all eight tones and all five semitones of the word's full octave.

Love in all eight tones and all five semitones of the word's full octave.

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...

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...

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...

I think we have all experienced passion that is not in any sense reasonable.

I think we have all experienced passion that is not in any sense reasonable.

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...

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'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...

I don't watch television, I think it destroys the art of talking about oneself.

I don't watch television, I think it destroys the art of talking about oneself.

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.

The perilous highs, and desperate lows, and extravagent flurries of mood are not always symptoms...

The perilous highs, and desperate lows, and extravagent flurries of mood are not always symptoms...

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

Bipolar disorder can be a great teacher. Its a challenge, but it can set you...

Bipolar disorder can be a great teacher. Its a challenge, but it can set you...