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Stewart Lee Quotes

When I started on the London circuit in 1989, nationwide there were about 150 to 200 people that were what you could call alternative comedians - that weren't club comics. Now, last year when the Laughing Horse chain of clubs held a new acts competition, a thousand people entered. So, there are 800 people more.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: english
Birth: April 5, 1968

Topics

Competition People Horse Year You

Datelines are kind of an anachronism. It's a little bit of an affectation.

Andrew Rosenthal

Kind Little Little Bit Bit

I'm going to introduce you to a revolutionary thought - you can go slower and get there quicker. And that's to do with flow. As soon as you made it two lanes and brought in the 70 (mph) and 50 (mph), you got there quicker. It meant the flow of the traffic was better, there were less accidents, less deaths, I think that's an important factor.

Think Thought Better You Important

If you're good at what you do, people get really, really invested in that.

Good People You Get Really Invested

I want to work with extremely, genuinely charismatic people.

Jonathan Krisel

Work People Want Charismatic

I always like to watch comics and it's interesting that you can tell if someone's funny in 10 seconds.

Christopher Walken

Funny Interesting Someone You Tell

There was a period of time when I thought I had to be Alice Cooper all the time.

Time Thought Period Had Alice Cooper

Sometimes I'm not into being a human.

Sometimes Human Being

Consistently rated the most peaceable of all countries in the world by the Global Peace Index, Iceland has reduced its military expenditure to zero, has no armed forces, and has reduced the inequality gap between rich and poor.

Scilla Elworthy

Peace World Rich Inequality Poor

Given the choice between instant gratification and the lasting satisfaction of earning the esteem of someone you respect and admire, all but the most small-minded would choose the latter.

Respect Someone You Choose Choice

I wanted to be a concert pianist at Carnegie Hall; that is what I wanted to do from really early on. I actually was the accompanist for a couple of the musicals I was in growing up.

Growing Up Early Growing Up Concert

As a professional, I think we're not being judged solely on technical ability anymore. People really want to be entertained and enjoy what they're watching.

Kristi Yamaguchi

People Think Enjoy Professional Want

I'm fortunate enough that my personal life falls into whack with my professional life. My kids love visiting the sets; they love the monsters.

Guillermo del Toro

Life Love Enough Professional Kids

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