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Small: When Im on stage, its a little world Ive created where Im sort of the thing, so I have total control over ever
"When I'm on stage, it's a little world I've created where I'm sort of the thing, so I have total control over everything that happens. When we're improvising, I'm with someone I totally trust. I know things are going to work out. I don't have those guarantees in life. There are no consequences on stage"
Colin Mochrie, Actor
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Small: Well be back to our nature documentary, Baggy the Anorexic Elephant in just a second
"We'll be back to our nature documentary, 'Baggy the Anorexic Elephant' in just a second"
Colin Mochrie, Actor
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Small: We want to be funny. We want to make people laugh... Well do whatever it takes
"We want to be funny. We want to make people laugh... We'll do whatever it takes"
Colin Mochrie, Actor
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Small: We all have a dinosaur deep within us just trying to get out
"We all have a dinosaur deep within us just trying to get out"
Colin Mochrie, Actor
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Small: Our top story tonight: Famous TV dolphin flipper was arrested today on prostitution ring charges. He allegedly
"Our top story tonight: Famous TV dolphin flipper was arrested today on prostitution ring charges. He allegedly was seen transporting two 16 year olds across state line for immoral porpoises"
Colin Mochrie, Actor
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Small: Many people think its in bad taste to advertise for an insane asylum... but come on down. Were going crazy
"Many people think it's in bad taste to advertise for an insane asylum... but come on down. We're going crazy"
Colin Mochrie, Actor
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Small: I am such a pessimist that every project has surpassed what I envisioned
"I am such a pessimist that every project has surpassed what I envisioned"
Colin Mochrie, Actor
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Small: Louis Armstrong playing trumpet on the Judgment Day
"Louis Armstrong playing trumpet on the Judgment Day"
Al Stewart, Musician
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Small: The people who influenced me most were the people who said I would never make it. They gave me a thirst for re
"The people who influenced me most were the people who said I would never make it. They gave me a thirst for revenge"
Colin Mochrie, Actor
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Small: Im handsome, no ands, buts or ifs
"I'm handsome, no ands, buts or ifs"
Colin Mochrie, Actor
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Small: Im a traveling practical joker. Thats my line of work
"I'm a traveling practical joker. That's my line of work"
Colin Mochrie, Actor
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Small: I think the challenge is going out in front of a paying audience with absolutely nothing and trying to enterta
"I think the challenge is going out in front of a paying audience with absolutely nothing and trying to entertain them for two hours. Thankfully, I only think about that right before we go on, and then once we're out there, everything's fine"
Colin Mochrie, Actor
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Small: Give me liberty or a bran muffin!
"Give me liberty or a bran muffin!"
Colin Mochrie, Actor
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Small: When youre that successful, things have a momentum, and at a certain point you cant really tell whether you ha
"When you're that successful, things have a momentum, and at a certain point you can't really tell whether you have created the momentum or it's creating you"
Annie Lennox, Musician
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Small: I would say that although my music may be or may have been part of the cultural background fabric of the gay c
"I would say that although my music may be or may have been part of the cultural background fabric of the gay community, I consider myself an outsider who belongs everywhere and nowhere... Being a human being is what truly counts. That's where you'll find me"
Annie Lennox, Musician
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Small: The movie business is very much like that: people in authority making purely emotional decisions instead of in
"The movie business is very much like that: people in authority making purely emotional decisions instead of interesting rational ones"
Bill Forsyth, Director
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Small: Im not fond of any of my films in an intimate way, but Gregorys Girl would be number 4 on my list
"I'm not fond of any of my films in an intimate way, but Gregory's Girl would be number 4 on my list"
Bill Forsyth, Director
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Small: Id made these experimental films but I thought the major chore of a filmmaker was to relate to actors
"I'd made these experimental films but I thought the major chore of a filmmaker was to relate to actors"
Bill Forsyth, Director
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Small: This just in: Beverly Hills 90210, Cleveland Browns 3
"This just in: Beverly Hills 90210, Cleveland Browns 3"
Colin Mochrie, Actor
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Small: Onstage I do all the stuff Id never do in real life, like lashing out at people who make me mad or freaking ou
"Onstage I do all the stuff I'd never do in real life, like lashing out at people who make me mad or freaking out in a long bank lineup. Performing allows me to fulfill all the sicko fantasies I've ever had"
Colin Mochrie, Actor
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Small: As a kid I watched television 24 hours a day and loved every minute of it. The two shows that always make me l
"As a kid I watched television 24 hours a day and loved every minute of it. The two shows that always make me laugh and are therefore my favourites are The Dick Van Dyke Show and Fawlty Towers"
Colin Mochrie, Actor
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Small: Im not a born writer, and I dont enjoy writing
"I'm not a born writer, and I don't enjoy writing"
Alistair Maclean, Novelist
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Small: Over the years, I was never really driven to become a solo artist, but I was curious to find out who I was as
"Over the years, I was never really driven to become a solo artist, but I was curious to find out who I was as an individual creative person. It's taken some time, but now I feel I've truly paid my dues. I guess I'm at a point now where I'm more comfortable in my own skin"
Annie Lennox, Musician
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Small: I want to branch out. I want to write. I write poetry. I want to see my children grow up well
"I want to branch out. I want to write. I write poetry. I want to see my children grow up well"
Annie Lennox, Musician
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Small: I didnt think Comfort and Joy was going to be a box-office smash
"I didn't think Comfort and Joy was going to be a box-office smash"
Bill Forsyth, Director
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Small: Jimi Hendrix played loud and free, Sergeant Pepper was real to me
"Jimi Hendrix played loud and free, Sergeant Pepper was real to me"
Al Stewart, Musician
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Small: I wrote each book in thirty-five days flat - just to get the darned thing finished
"I wrote each book in thirty-five days flat - just to get the darned thing finished"
Alistair Maclean, Novelist
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Small: The evening sings in a voice of amber, the dawn is surely coming
"The evening sings in a voice of amber, the dawn is surely coming"
Al Stewart, Musician
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Small: The church which ceases to be evangelistic will soon cease to be evangelical
"The church which ceases to be evangelistic will soon cease to be evangelical"
Alexander Duff, Clergyman
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Small: The only time I would like to see was the 20s and 30s in America because I love the music and the style and th
Billy Connolly
"The only time I would like to see was the 20s and 30s in America because I love the music and the style and the optimism, I wanted to see New York being built. I wanted to see all that, you know"
Billy Connolly, Comedian
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Small: The great thing about Glasgow is that if theres a nuclear attack itll look exactly the same afterwards
Billy Connolly
"The great thing about Glasgow is that if there's a nuclear attack it'll look exactly the same afterwards"
Billy Connolly, Comedian
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Small: Never trust a man, who when left alone with a tea cosey... Doesnt try it on
Billy Connolly
"Never trust a man, who when left alone with a tea cosey... Doesn't try it on"
Billy Connolly, Comedian
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Small: My parents used to take me to the pet department and tell me it was a zoo
Billy Connolly
"My parents used to take me to the pet department and tell me it was a zoo"
Billy Connolly, Comedian
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Small: My definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of th
Billy Connolly
"My definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger"
Billy Connolly, Comedian
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Small: Marriage is a wonderful invention: then again, so is a bicycle repair kit
Billy Connolly
"Marriage is a wonderful invention: then again, so is a bicycle repair kit"
Billy Connolly, Comedian
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Small: It seems to me that Islam and Christianity and Judaism all have the same god, and hes telling them all differe
Billy Connolly
"It seems to me that Islam and Christianity and Judaism all have the same god, and he's telling them all different things"
Billy Connolly, Comedian
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Small: If Jesus was a Jew, how come he has a Mexican first name?
Billy Connolly
"If Jesus was a Jew, how come he has a Mexican first name?"
Billy Connolly, Comedian
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Small: Ive always wanted to go to Switzerland to see what the army does with those wee red knives
Billy Connolly
"I've always wanted to go to Switzerland to see what the army does with those wee red knives"
Billy Connolly, Comedian
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Small: Im a citizen of the world. I like it that way. The worlds a wonderful. I just think that some people are prett
Billy Connolly
"I'm a citizen of the world. I like it that way. The world's a wonderful. I just think that some people are pretty badly represented. But when you speak to the people themselves they're delightful. They all want so little"
Billy Connolly, Comedian
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Small: I think my securities far outweigh my insecurities. I am not nearly as afraid of myself and my imagination as
Billy Connolly
"I think my securities far outweigh my insecurities. I am not nearly as afraid of myself and my imagination as I used to be"
Billy Connolly, Comedian
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