I've always felt that Donald Trump was a Dickensian character because he is so ridiculous. With his hair and his arrogance, he is certainly Dickensian in his absurdity.
Communication is something we all take for granted.
I'm not a comedian, but I do make people laugh. I'm good at it.
Nobody likes Jews. You can't say people like Jews. We're not popular. We're too smart to be liked. But it has been unacceptable to express anti-Semitism since the Holocaust.
What's the difference between herpes and love? Herpes is forever.
I think life is sweeter shared; and if anything were to happen to my partner, I would find it really hard without her because she's the perfect person for my life.
Home is wherever I hang my hat.
Sydney has taken my money, Melbourne has my respect, but Adelaide has taken my heart; I shall return.
I'm a silly little needy person sometimes, and I crouch in a room all alone and think of all the people that I wish were with me.
Confidence was the backbone of my upbringing. I was an only child, so I was spoilt, loved, and given an enormous amount of confidence by my parents.
It's very hard to talk about Palestine to Jewish people - they see me as a betrayer.
I want to explore the range of emotions it is possible to feel.
I wouldn't consider retiring to India: there are too many people, and it's difficult walking along the pavements. I'd love to spend two or three months a year there.
I don't think people realise how important it is to have your blood pressure checked. Stroke is so sudden, so catastrophic.
I'm not sure I approve of theatre as a university course. I think theatre's something you do. I mean, literature is a subject; theatre is practical.
The curious thing is that I embraced homosexuality with as much joy and delight as I've embraced everything else in my life.
My father was a doctor, so I thought I was going to be a doctor, too, but I couldn't do maths; I couldn't do science. I was hopeless at chemistry.
People tend to think I'm funny and fluffy, but I can switch on a sixpence from extreme happiness to utter despair. I'm aware that doesn't make it easy for people sometimes.
There's a strong melancholic streak in me.
I love political cartoons from the 19th century, and whenever I complete a piece of acting work that I'm particularly proud of, be it a film or play, I treat myself to a picture by caricaturist James Gillray.
