Quotes from Ronnie Corbett

I suppose to the outside world I do seem slightly obsessed. But I once had a balance problem with my inner ear, and the fear loitered. Yet I have found that golf is like a yoga procedure for me: it's had wonderful, sedative, remedial qualities for my day-to-day life.

I like to do enough work to keep myself sharp and relevant without trying to be trendy.

Comedy taste changes. It only changes slightly, but there's always a different angle, a different attitude.

It is nice to be appreciated by the youngsters.

Doing things like 'Extras' and 'Little Britain' keeps me in with the youngsters.

Our comedy was light-hearted amusement that seemingly tripped naturally off the tongue. That's why I don't think it will date.

I watch the wonderful Dara O'Briain refereeing 'Mock the Week,' where they all compete with each other. I wouldn't be on that. It frightens the life out of me.

It is all down to 'The Two Ronnies.' Those years with Ronnie Barker were the spine of my career.

I have had the most spoiled golfing life.

Part of my style was getting into a muddle. Audiences think that's part of the act. Sometimes it might be - but you have to guess which bits.

I'm always nervous. A classy comedian is full of self-doubt disguised with an air of false confidence. If there isn't self-doubt, you seem aggressive.

David Frost plucked me from the nightclubs.

The really funny moments you notice throughout your life are very seldom generated by one person telling a joke.

There was a story saying I didn't like contemporary comedians, but it's completely untrue - a lot of them are very dear friends of mine.

We knew what mums, dads, and children would understand and enjoy without resentment. I don't see the requirement to upset people. You're there to entertain and please.

We had brilliant writers on our shows, and I do think that 'The Two Ronnies' has stood the test of time. It was certainly the greatest fun to do.

When I'm stopped in the street, people want to talk about 'The Two Ronnies' and the sketches we did.

We'd never do anything tasteless. There's enough to make fun of without offending.

In the old days, if you topped the bill one evening, you'd do 22 minutes maximum, and if you overstepped and did 27 one night, you'd get a knock on the door telling you it wasn't acceptable.

It is true that whisky improves with age. The older I get, the more I like it.

There are many comics around who don't really have a feel for comedy. They can say outrageous things, have clever thoughts, and deliver some funny angles. But they are not genuinely funny.

I look forward to doing everything, whether appearing on TV or walking the dog.

We did Donald McGill, seaside-postcard stuff - middle of the road.

A cement mixer collided with a prison van on the Kingston Pass. Motorists are asked to be on the lookout for 16 hardened criminals.