“Fiction is life with the dull bits left out.” — Clive James Quote

“Fiction is life with the dull bits left out.”

“Whoever called snooker 'chess with balls' was rude, but right.”

“Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.”

“Comedy is my proper job. It's what I should be doing, and when I do other bits like my science series, I miss it.”

“I did a lot of theatre when I started out. It was the Lyceum, the Citz, the Tron and the Traverse. I came to London and did the Royal Court, the National, 'King Lear' at the Manchester Royal Exchange. I did little bits of comedy, like 'Rab C Nesbitt,' but I wasn't predominantly about comedy.”

“I luckily had a very charming, lovable mom who I think everybody could see bits and pieces of their mom in.”