You can't reason yourself back into cheerfulness any more than you can reason yourself into an extra six inches in height.

Quote by Stephen Fry

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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...

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...

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...

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 happiness is no respecter of persons.

But happiness is no respecter of persons.

They are just 100 per cent bear, whereas human beings feel we're not 100 per...

They are just 100 per cent bear, whereas human beings feel we're not 100 per...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

That one can love another of the same gender, that is what the homophobe really...

That one can love another of the same gender, that is what the homophobe really...