Ronnie Barker

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

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

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

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

“Naff off!”

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

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