Chris Lilley

“When no one knows you, and you're just trying to break into stuff, it's so good because you can write whatever you want and just say it; it's just between you and the audience. There's no process or worrying about anyone else interfering with what you're doing.”

“I'm not interested in being one of those comedians who wants to look good and be this 'cool' funny person. I don't care how weird or ugly I look.”

“I feel like I'm so normal. So normal it's boring.”

“Like, Australians definitely don't walk around dressed up in blackface going, 'Ha-ha.'”

“Mostly, what I watch are reality shows and documentaries.”

“I'm pretty lucky. I don't get too many haters.”

“People think that I'm some kind of genius who's got these statements to say, and... I'm not really.”

“Australia has a thing where apparently it's fine for me to dress up as an Asian woman. No one has questioned that.”

“I would love to play a British character one day. My accent wavers between Scottish and Irish very easily, though.”

“People are always nice; I never get anything mean said to me on the street.”

“I don't like to analyze what I do too much, but I certainly never meet a single person and say, 'You're the next character.' People think that's what I do. They also think that I sit down and observe and try to imitate random people. I've never done that at all.”

“I think surprises make TV entertaining.”

“I find myself believing everything that journalists tell me.”

“I think after doing a few shows now, people are ready to put me down.”

“It takes me ages to write stuff.”

“It's pretty awful being told you're a racist.”

“I like playing all sorts of ages and genders.”

“British comedy fans go crazy.”

“I have a massive guilt thing about money.”

“I was sure 'Summer Heights High' would be a cult ABC thing; I had no idea it would be such a big hit.”