English - Comedian | June 8, 1967 -
Many years ago, I was a young and, dare I say it, very hot new comedian. Maybe even the hottest of all if the now defunct Perrier panel of judges were to be believed.
Dominic Holland
NewYoungNowSayJudgesHot
My story is comic because I've spent vast amounts of effort trying to become a Hollywood screenwriter and made no direct effort on making my son a movie actor.
SonEffortStoryTryingBecomeMade
I just talk about the funny things in my life, and the idea is that my observations reflect the lives of my audience - so people are really laughing at themselves. This is the theory, anyway, and I am aware that in print, that it doesn't appear to be very funny. But it is, and I am definitely funny.
LifeFunnyI AmPeopleMy LifeTalk
Doing stand-up is not normal. People fear public speaking above all other things, and I am no different.
FearI AmPeopleDoingNormalAbove
Growing up, I was always enthralled by Ronnie Barker. He made my dad howl with laughter, which always intrigued me, and he had the rare gift of being as good a performer as he was a writer.
GoodLaughterMeGrowing UpGiftUp
I must say that I am rather partial to funny dog videos.
FunnyDogI AmSayVideosMust
As a parent, I often wonder what I should be encouraging my kids to do for a career.
ParentCareerWonderKidsShould
I like to call myself numerically dyslexic, but officially, I am mathematically thick.
MyselfI AmCallLikeThickAm
Invest your money safely. Avoid the risky lure of spectacular returns; go for an investment that cannot lose its value. This is why I have put all my spare cash into buying not shares, but thousands of penny chews.
MoneyValuePennyLoseInvestment
It's because finance is so baffling that makes being an economist such a safe option. It nestles down comfortably with psychiatry and astrology as a profession where getting it patently wrong is just not a problem - and also, rather wonderfully, seems to have no adverse affect on their professional standing whatsoever.
FinanceProblemDownProfessional
I am not a natural show-off. Some of the monster comedians are terrifyingly assured, and I don't have that, and that's held me back.
I AmMeBackMonsterComediansSome
I'm a confident person next to the guy in the street, but if you go into the showbiz world, it seems the guys who are most successful are the most confident, and I don't think I fit into that category.
WorldThinkConfidentYouPersonGo
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Dominic Holland quotes