Jack Dee quotes

Comedy and tragedy are two sides of the same coin. A talent in one area might also lead to a predisposition in the other. (Jack Dee)
I had a longing for ritual, something I could cling to, a routine to make me feel well and contented. I hoped that reading Bible commentaries and theological critiques would nudge me closer to some kind of absolute that I could hold up as a torch to light my way. View quote
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I have had issues with depression all my life, and it's probably true to say there was a tendency towards it even when I was very young, during my schooldays. There was often - and this is quite common with comics - a sense of not feeling as if I belonged anywhere. View quote
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I hate people who think it's clever to take drugs... like custom officers. View quote
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And people are intrigued if I really am as grumpy in real life. People feel a bit let down if I'm laughing or smiling. View quote
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One of my friends went on a murder weekend, now he is doing life for it. View quote
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I tend not to trust people who live in very tidy houses. I know that on the surface there is nothing wrong with a person being well-ordered and disciplined. Nothing, except that it leaves the impression of that person having lived in the confines of a stark institution which, although he or she has long since left, remains within. View quote
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I don't like men who blow-dry their hair. If you are a man and you blow-dry your hair, then I don't like you and that's all there is to it. View quote
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I really like rustic mediterranean cooking. And I like trying out curry takeaways. View quote
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I spent the first 25 years of my life not knowing what I wanted to do. View quote
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The jokes are great but what really matters for a comedian is his performance, his whole attitude, and the laughs that he gets between the jokes rather than on top of the jokes. (Jack Dee)
But I like going to church. If you've been brought up in the Church of England, it feels like visiting an elderly relative. And I think it's important that part of the kids' education is knowing about the Bible. View quote
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I was so keen to become a comedian that actually doing the comedy itself almost came second. View quote
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Whenever you're in any acting role you are mortgaging your own character. View quote
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In many ways, not fitting in has been a comedic asset and a comedic resource. View quote
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I think it is more a cautiousness that protects me from enthusiasm about things. I tend not to get excited. People perceive it as a scowl, which is fair enough. View quote
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The rain forest has Sting. Now Siberia has Jack Dee. Someone had to draw the short straw. In this case it was the rain forest. View quote
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I love mixing with comedians when I'm working with them, but when I'm not I don't feel the need to hang around with them. View quote
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In particular, I found praying very disturbing, like swimming with bricks tied to your feet. And yet I was drawn to it constantly. View quote
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One Saturday in 1984, I walked into my first AA meeting. I went regularly for six years and only stopped when I came to realize my underlying problem was not genuine alcoholism, but depression. View quote
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My character, Rick Spleen, is a what-if version of me, really, where nothing did quite turn out right and everything else is still around the corner. (Jack Dee)
Maybe I fear things going wrong so much that I pre-empt them by not getting excited about them when they appear to be. going well. View quote
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If I've inadvertently become some sort of role model for failed comedians, then it's really backfired very badly on me. View quote
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Mmmm... the comedy that matters is the comedy you pull out of thin air. It's a bit like when something funny has happened and you try to explain it to someone else and end up saying, 'You had to be there.' View quote
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I took religion much too seriously, however, and its overall effect was depressing. I would have really liked to discard it, but somehow I couldn't. View quote
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