Eddie Izzard Quotes

I grew up in Europe, where the history comes from.
Eddie Izzard

Funny, History, Europe

I wanna live 'til I die, no more, no less.
Eddie Izzard

Live, Die, Less

Never put a sock in a toaster.
Eddie Izzard

Funny, Put, Sock

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!
Eddie Izzard

Government, Everyone, American

Cats have a scam going - you buy the food, they eat the food, they go away; that's the deal.
Eddie Izzard

Food, Away, Cats

I like my coffee like I like my women. In a plastic cup.
Eddie Izzard

Women, Coffee, Plastic

If there is a God, his plan is very similar to someone not having a plan.
Eddie Izzard

God, Someone, Plan

If you get anything creative going, then the work and play thing is the same thing, I feel.
Eddie Izzard

Work, Play, Same

Boy bands should be exploded from a great height. They're just pretty people singing music written by others.
Eddie Izzard

Music, Great, Pretty

I don't know what it's like in the U.S. but immigrants in the U.K. do the jobs the citizens won't do.
Eddie Izzard

Won, Jobs, Immigrants

They tend to come out a colour called 'Pants left in wash'
Eddie Izzard

Left, Colour, Pants

I use a Bruce Lee technique: 'The way of no way.' He had the idea that he would learn everything, so that whoever he had to fight, he could improvise anything. The best way of starting a gig is just to not think of anything - to clear your mind, not in an empty Zen state, but more just to go on and see where you go.
Eddie Izzard

Best, Mind, Fight

If you've never seen an elephant ski, you've never been on acid.
Eddie Izzard

Seen, Elephant, Acid

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

Religion, Words, Philosophy

Animals in the wild are lean, and I think we should be too.
Eddie Izzard

I don't believe that competitions are important.
Eddie Izzard

I just believe in the goodwill of people, the power of people to do something positive.
Eddie Izzard

Power, Positive, Goodwill

I try to just talk about human stories and what I think about religion or teapots or whatever.
Eddie Izzard

Religion, Human, Try

I wanted to be less well-known in comedy.
Eddie Izzard

Wanted, Comedy, Less

I'm a one-man idiot.
Eddie Izzard

If you go down as a comedian's comedian, that's basically meaning other comedians are hopefully feeling that you're doing okay.
Eddie Izzard

Feeling, Down, Meaning

MAC gave me 55 lipsticks to test. These are the same lipsticks I got caught stealing by the police when I was 15. How ironic.
Eddie Izzard

Same, Police, Test

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

Time, Good, Big

There was no religion in my life growing up. Did God invent us or did we invent God?
Eddie Izzard

Life, Religion, God

Well, comedy is a great weapon of attack. It's not a great weapon of support.
Eddie Izzard

Great, Comedy, Support

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Biography

Nationality: British

Born: February 7, 1962

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