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Barry Humphries Quotes

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore were friends and the last people I expected would predecease me. They were, in a sense, casualties of fame.

Barry Humphries

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: entertainer
Nationality: australian
Birth: February 17, 1934

Topics

People Me Friends Fame Cook Sense

The big curse of America, to me, is skinless, boneless chicken breasts. They're banal and relatively flavorless. The rest of the world's trying to get some fat to eat, and we're trying to ban it from our diet.

Me World Rest Fat Diet America

A great merchant delivers both joy and profit. Then profit gets reinvested in more joy.

Great Joy Profit More Merchant Both

I think for any small business that's bootstrapped, the overwhelming challenge initially is getting to positive cash flow.

Positive Business Challenge Small

Before the Internet became so powerful, I toured extensively. With the rise of the Internet, touring apparently has become less important.

Internet Powerful Rise Important

I'd like to be known for my character.

Character Like Known

What's fascinating about doing comedy about the referendum is, because it is the first time, it is the most extraordinary atmosphere. You find that if you are making jokes about politicians, it becomes intensely political.

Time Political Comedy Doing You

I love food and I love my curves.

Love Food Curves I Love

I'm really into my photography and am trying to catch up with digital generation - I was used to the old 35mm cameras.

Generation Photography Trying Digital

Everyone needs to have a denim shirt in your wardrobe. They work in the evening with a blazer or over your shoulder. They're great to pair with a pair of shorts - roll up the sleeves, unbutton it to show a peekaboo of your tank top.

Work Great Evening Top Shoulder Up

New York is the greatest city in the world.

New York City World New Greatest

I don't think I understood guitar rock as well as I probably should have. I don't think I understood bands like Led Zeppelin. In their era, everyone had such a regard for them because of them ushering in rock n' roll and this larger-than-life lifestyle. But then they had these songs that would just not stop. I didn't fully get it.

Think Guitar Stop Lifestyle Rock

I know Pandit Ravi Shankar was very upset with me, as I did not use his compositions in 'Gandhi.' I thought that the London Philharmonic Orchestra would prove more effective than his music. It was one of my biggest miscalculations.

Richard Attenborough

Music Me Thought Know Upset London

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