“Hello possums!”

“My mother used to say that there are no strangers, only friends you haven't met yet. She's now in a maximum security twilight home in Australia.”

“There is, perhaps, no more dangerous man in the world than the man with the sensibilities of an artist but without creative talent. With luck such men make wonderful theatrical impresarios and interior decorators, or else they become mass murderers or critics.”

“You mustn't judge Australia by the Australians.”

“Never be afraid to laugh at yourself. After all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.”

“There are two things I like stiff, and one of them's jelly.”

“I was brought up in a clergyman's household so I am a first-class liar.”