Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious. – Peter Ustinov
I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant. After all, in order not to be a fool an optimist must know how sad a place the world can be. It is only the pessimist who finds this out anew every day. – Peter Ustinov
Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information. – Peter Ustinov
I have three daughters and I find as a result I played King Lear almost without rehearsal. – Peter Ustinov
Food during my early years was a very difficult issue for me. I grew up in an addictive family. My mother had serious problems with alcohol and prescription drugs. I was an overweight kid. I can remember back in those days there werent the strategies that there are today to deal with those issues. – Tom Vilsack