Norman Wisdom Quotes

As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two.
Norman Wisdom

Happen, Remember, Two

I was born in very sorry circumstances. Both of my parents were very sorry.
Norman Wisdom

Funny, Sorry, Parents

Such is life and life is such and after all it isn't much. First a cradle. Then a hearse. It might have been better, but it could have been worse.
Norman Wisdom

Life, After, Might

My comedy is for children from three to 93. You do need a slightly childish sense of humour and if you haven't got that, it's very sad.
Norman Wisdom

Sad, Children, Sense

I can never tell a joke, I've always found it easier to just fall over.
Norman Wisdom

Tell, Joke, Fall

All my boyhood, all I ever wanted was to be loved.
Norman Wisdom

Wanted, Loved, Boyhood

At my age, the radiation will probably do me good.
Norman Wisdom

Age, Good, Radiation

But no, I've just been very lucky. But I've worked hard, and the harder you work, the luckier you seem to get.
Norman Wisdom

Work, Hard, Lucky

I do play drums when I'm on tour.
Norman Wisdom

Play, Tour, Drums

I don't know nothing about communism. But I know the Albanians loved me. Same reason as anyone else loves me. Because I made them laugh.
Norman Wisdom

Nothing, Laugh, Same

I like consistency. If you've had a childhood like mine, you want some things you can rely on to stay the same.
Norman Wisdom

Same, Stay, Childhood

I owe everything to the army.
Norman Wisdom

I play drums, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, piano.
Norman Wisdom

Play, Piano, Drums

I used to first go on to entertain an audience. But now I go, and this is really true - I go on to have fun with a crowd of my chums.
Norman Wisdom

Fun, True, Used

I was born in London, and went to school in Scotland - I used to be dead tired when I got home at night.
Norman Wisdom

Home, School, Tired

I was in the band as a boy and was taught music and learned to compose.
Norman Wisdom

Music, Learned, Band

I'm still constantly thinking of ideas. I don't feel 90. I think I'm about 12.
Norman Wisdom

Thinking, Ideas, Constantly

I've always had a sense of humour, and I still do, so I just want to go on performing as long as I can. It's as simple as that.
Norman Wisdom

Simple, Long, Sense

I've been extremely lucky having been in the army when I was a boy of fourteen.
Norman Wisdom

Lucky, Army, Boy

I've done seven shows at the Palladium - long running shows I'm talking about.
Norman Wisdom

Long, Done, Talking

I've got one idea I want to do for a film and you know I just enjoy myself doing bits and pieces.
Norman Wisdom

Enjoy, Idea, Film

It was absolutely thrilling to meet Laurel and Hardy, they were so nice.
Norman Wisdom

Nice, Meet, Thrilling

It was smashing working with Jerry Desmonde, he was a very nice chap.
Norman Wisdom

Nice, Working, Jerry

Of course I've done musicals here in London.
Norman Wisdom

Done, Here, London

There are people who like just ordinary comedy fun, and making mistakes - which I do easily - and then there are people who like the falling over.
Norman Wisdom

Fun, Mistakes, Making

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Biography

Nationality: English

Born: February 4, 1915

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