Ronnie Barker

“So it's goodnight from me... and it's goodnight from him.”

“I'm not a workaholic. I'm a work-approver.”

“The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little.”

“Naff off!”

“We were an odd couple, but we fitted together like a glove.”

“I never had any ambition to be a star, or a celebrity. I just wanted to be a good actor.”

“G-g-g-g-g-g-granville, fetch a cloth!”

“Comedy is a serious business. A serious business with a laugh at the end.”

“The wonderful thing about critics is that they're not always right.”

“I think the greatest legacy of The Two Ronnies is that we made people laugh.”

“I suppose I'm a bit of a chameleon, really. I like to change my spots.”

“I've always been a private person, and I've always valued my privacy.”

“You're a habitual criminal, who accepts arrest as an occupational hazard, and presumably accepts imprisonment in the same casual manner.”

“The secret of a good sketch is a good idea, and the secret of a good idea is to steal it.”

“I'm a keen cook, and I'm a keen eater.”