Tim Minchin : (7)

" I just want people to hold themselves to account about what they think more, because I strongly believe that the way to live a moral life is to not allow yourself to have beliefs which are easy but which don’t make sense. " - Tim Minchin

" I had lunch with Andrew Lloyd Webber at the end of 2011 because my musical ‘Matilda’ is in one of the theatres that he owns in London. " - Tim Minchin

" I just do what I gotta do and try to show people I can write some funny lyrics and play piano, and hopefully that’ll make them dig further. I really believe in my form. That’s why I haven’t done a lot of telly, and I’m not a regular on any panel shows, and I’m not in a sitcom or all those things. " - Tim Minchin

" I’m a comedian because I want people to like me. That’s really why all comedians are comedians. " - Tim Minchin

" If we talk about ‘Groundhog Day’ as a humanistic text – we only have one life, and there’s no punishment or reward afterwards – then the wisdom is, just be kind because that will make you happy and the people around you happy. " - Tim Minchin

" Given that everyone’s got a voice, it’s the age of the democratisation of information through digital technology. That means women can rise up, and people of colour can rise up, and these stories are much more present to us. And that’s great. " - Tim Minchin

" In particular, Stewart Lee and Tony Law, people who could have been really critical, were really supportive of me, and I’ll never forget that, and I want to be that person, so you have to work really hard to repress your natural jealousies and be one of those people. " - Tim Minchin