17 Eddie Izzard Quotes for You to Enjoy

Eddie Izzard

British Comedian

Born: Feb 7, 1962

Comedy Great People Religion Think You

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

Positive People Power Believe Something Goodwill Just

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

You Seen Never Been Acid Ski Elephant

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

Live More Die Wanna Less

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 You Fight Mind Improvise Think State Everything Way Gig Would Best Way See Bruce Bruce Lee More Could Had He Clear Idea Learn Empty Go Lee Just Where Anything Use Your Whoever Zen Technique Starting

I'm quite good at taking in information so I voraciously inhale Wikipedia - which may have some things wrong in it, but I think is generally more information than we had before. Last tour we didn't have Wikipedia. And then Discovery Channel and History Channel. I can take it in and retain what I think are the most important facts. Eddie Izzard

Good History Important Before Think Wikipedia Channel Some Some Things More Take Facts Retain Tour Generally Had Wrong Taking Most Discovery Than Quite May The Most Important Information Which Then Inhale Things Last

Comedy is a great weapon of attack. It's not a great weapon of support. Eddie Izzard

Great Comedy Weapon Attack Support

I'm a one-man idiot. Eddie Izzard

Idiot One-Man

I mean, sometimes... a comedian becomes an actor, and they just don't deliver, because the bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of acting is to be truthful, and they get that mixed up sometimes, or don't even notice that that's the thing. Eddie Izzard

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

Animals Think Too Wild Lean Should

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

Religion Words Spelling Philosophy Both Different Which Two

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

Comedy Wanted Less

In stand-up it really helps to play yourself and talk about your own feelings. You cannot fail to be original if you're just talking about what you think about X, Y and Z. Unless you've got a twin brother who's also a stand-up. Eddie Izzard

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