At 35 I'm definitely starting to feel more like a grown-up than I ever have. There's nothing in my life that is childish or whimsical. Having fun is fantastic and I never want to lose a sense of that - and also I think you have to have that to put into your work or else it's going to feel stiff.

Women encourage men to be childish then scold them.

Acting is a nice childish profession - pretending you're someone else and at the same time selling yourself.

My comedy is for children from three to 93. You do need a slightly childish sense of humour and if you haven't got that it's very sad.

I count religion but a childish toy and hold there is no sin but ignorance.

For that again is what all manner of religion essentially is: childish dependency.

I mean it's fine when you're a kid and someone runs into the playground and goes 'I've got this great game of pretend ' and you play... As an actor getting to play getting to use your imagination and be childish - it is weird but it's wonderful.

To know God better is only to realize how impossible it is that we should ever know him at all. I know not which is more childish to deny him or define him.

The origin of the absurd idea of immortal life is easy to discover it is kept alive by hope and fear by childish faith and by cowardice.

To know how to suggest is the great art of teaching. To attain it we must be able to guess what will interest we must learn to read the childish soul as we might a piece of music. Then by simply changing the key we keep up the attraction and vary the song.