Eddie Izzard Quotes

If I were Achilles I would put my foot in a f**k off block of concrete!

People still talk about a British sense of humour, or French slapstick or how the Germans have no sense of humour - and it's just rubbish. I do strongly feel that we are all the bloody same.

I felt audiences are happier to take comedy people who play darker people because there's a link between the psychosis of comedy and the psychosis of being a twisted character.

I don't believe that competitions are important.

My stand-up is quite good now, people say. It's just like a big conversation each time. Every gig is a rehearsal.

Religion and philosophy, philosophy and religion - they're two words which are both... different. In spelling.

So the American government lied to the Native Americans for many, many years, and then President Clinton lied about a relationship, and everyone was surprised! A little naive, I feel!