Ian Fleming and Norman Felton were friends. 'U.N.C.L.E.' was basically a tongue-in-cheek 'Bond.' It wasn't quite as serious and dramatic as 'Bond,' nor did we have the budget for that.

I am told that our chroniclers' practice of inventing speeches for great persons whose lives they write is unscholarly.

Did you know you just put the peel in the pan and the potatoes down the waste disposal?' he enquired with interest.
'It's a new recipe.'
His lips twitched but his expression remained solemn. 'The results should be...interesting.

Watch your mouth: The language we use creates the reality we experience.

Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a tongue-in-cheek remark.

We actually did quite a lot of comedy on 'Xena'. The whole show was very tongue-in-cheek.