Quotes by Barry Humphries

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Comedian · Australian · 1934–2023

Australian comedian (1934–2023)

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Popular Quotes

“I've decided the secret of parenting is benevolent neglect.”

“Glamour comes from within. My beauty regime begins with my personality.”

“There is no more terrible fate for a comedian than to be taken seriously.”

“Although there were many who did the dirty on him in the envious world of letters, Stephen* never let any of them live rent-free in his brain.”

“In Australia, they really want to turn me into a religion. A religion! Can you imagine? The Church of Edna? Oh. I don't want to be over-revered.”

Common Themes

“I've decided the secret of parenting is benevolent neglect.”

— Barry Humphries

Neglect Secret

“In Australia, they really want to turn me into a religion. A religion! Can you imagine? The Church of Edna? Oh. I don't want to be over-revered.”

— Barry Humphries

Me Want You

“I never thought that I would become a staple in the Australian cultural diet. The equivalent of bread or milk, or a fine old Tasmanian Mauve Vein. I think it's because I talk about things that peop...”

— Barry Humphries

Thought People Think

“I have beautiful, beautiful clothes, designed by my bachelor boy son, Kenny. Kenny has a big following as it is, and even Lady Gaga has asked Kenny to design dresses for her. But Kenny isn't very k...”

— Barry Humphries

Beautiful Women Son

“Glamour comes from within. My beauty regime begins with my personality.”

— Barry Humphries

Personality Glamour Within

“There is no more terrible fate for a comedian than to be taken seriously.”

— Barry Humphries

“Although there were many who did the dirty on him in the envious world of letters, Stephen* never let any of them live rent-free in his brain.”

— Barry Humphries

“And so I set these things down before the onset of the first of a thousand small physical degradations as, in a still-distant suburb, Death strides whistling towards me.”

— Barry Humphries