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Ever since I was a kid, I just loved those comedians on TV who would just have fun with the language.

Now the point of comedy is not just looking funny, it's use of language. We have at our disposal a great language... and the imaginative, creative use of that language can be at the service of humour.

Shakespeare wrote great plays that we're still watching all these years later. Charlie Chaplin made great comedies and they are still as funny today as they ever were.

I think physical comedy is an amazing asset because it tells a story that's more universal than just language and dialogue. I grew up watching Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. They're very powerful figures in my life.

It always interested me that 'Goodness Gracious Me' and 'The Kumars,' when shown around the world, were referred to as British comedy. It was only here that they were referred to as Asian comedy, even though I always felt it was very British in its humour and structure.

People who can dance and sing are often very good at comedy.

I think that comedy is one of the more serious things that you can do in our day, especially in the world that we're living in.

I loved comedy all my life. I think it's a real powerful art form.

There is a universality to comedy.

There's an art to comedy.