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" I was a failed actor but I still wanted to show off, so I ended up doing live comedy. "

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" I've heard other gay people say when they were growing up they felt 'foreign.' Growing up, I was able to label these feelings as: 'I'm a Protestant.' It wasn't until I left, I thought: 'Oh, those weren't Protestant feelings.' "

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" I don't think you should have to try to be nice, I think most people are nice. I think being cheerful and nice is just a politeness. "

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" All these people I interview are worth ten times what I'm worth. "

" In terms of language, yeah we get bleeped and blurred and things, but in terms of content, I would probably say we're getting away with more here than we could get away with in Britain. And that surprised us so much! "

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" I have nothing to say about my childhood. It was a perfectly pleasant upbringing - it's not like it was unhappy or anything. "

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" I am really bad at actually interviewing people. "

" You don't want money to make you a social freak where you can only hang out with rich people. "

" It's lovely to get one successful show - the chances of finding a second one are not so hot. "

" The people I want are very famous and very rich, and all I can offer them is a bit of exposure on TV and a bit of cash, so it's a miracle we get any guests at all. But we have been very lucky. "

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" All my day is spent dealing with other people. When I come home I like it to be empty. The presence of others in my house kind of annoys me. I love coming home and shutting the doors. I feel brain dead. I'm relatively available, but not to live with. "

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" Tolerance is forced on people in London. "

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" My ambition was to stop waiting tables. That was how I measured success: finally, I was able to stop waiting tables, and I was able to pay the rent, and that was by being a stand-up comic. Not a very good stand-up comic, but good enough to make a living. "

" The higher your profile becomes, the more aware you are that people out there might hate you. "

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" I always say I'd rather be miserable by myself than unhappy in a relationship. "