Those women with collagen lips just look like frogs - 'muffin mouths,' I call them. There's not a line on their brows, and all the emotion gone from their faces, like all those actresses in 'Desperate Housewives.' Barry Humphries actressbrowcall share on social
In Edna, I created a satiric portrait of my hometown of Melbourne, a large provincial English city paradoxically in far Southeast Asia. She's a theatrical figure, related to vaudeville in some respects. She inhabits a world in which there are comparatively few female exponents of comedy. Barry Humphries asiacitycomedy share on social
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore were friends and the last people I expected would predecease me. They were, in a sense, casualties of fame. Barry Humphries casualtycookdudley Change image and share on social
I have got to the point in my life when a lot of people I know have died or are dying, so I realise that somewhere outside the pearly gates is a queue, shuffling nearer and nearer to the celestial box office. Barry Humphries boxcelestialdie share on social
Now the point of comedy is not just looking funny, it's use of language. We have at our disposal a great language... and the imaginative, creative use of that language can be at the service of humour. Barry Humphries comedycreativedisposal Change image and share on social
I'm approaching 70. Unfortunately, from the wrong direction. Barry Humphries approachdirectionwrong Change image and share on social
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 keen on, well, shall we say, extreme women. He likes someone that women all over the world can identify with. Barry Humphries askbachelorbeautiful share on social
I suffer greatly from nerves. I have stage-fright badly, and it gets worse, but the stage is still my life. Barry Humphries badlyfrightgreatly Change image and share on social
I hate it when theater people go on about professionalism - aren't they boring? I try to be as unprofessional as possible. And I'm a little bit politically incorrect. Barry Humphries biteborehate Change image and share on social
I've turned from an ordinary Australian housewife into a gigastar, icon, talk-show host, swami, spin doctor... and now I'm a style guru! Barry Humphries australiandoctorgigastar Change image and share on social