--- title: "6 Alcohol Quotes By Craig Ferguson" description: "6 Alcohol quotes by Craig Ferguson. Plus more from Craig Ferguson and more Alcohol sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/craig-ferguson-664_alcohol_whoever-i-had-become-had-to-die-40233_40233.png" --- > [Whoever I had become had to die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/whoever-i-had-become-had-to-die/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/craig-ferguson-664_alcohol_whoever-i-had-become-had-to-die-40233_40233.png) > [The worst gift I was given is when I got out of rehab that Christmas; a bottle of wine. It was delicious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/the-worst-gift-i-was-given-is-when-i-got-out-of-rehab-that-christmas/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68b/craig-ferguson-664_addiction_the-worst-gift-i-was-given-is-when-i-got_270737.png) > [Alcohol ruined me financially and morally, broke my heart and the hearts of too many others. Even though it did this to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/alcohol-ruined-me-financially-and-morally-broke-my-heart-and-the/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcc/craig-ferguson-664_addiction_alcohol-ruined-me-financially-and-morall_487439.jpg) > [Whether I or anyone else accepted the concept of alcoholism as a disease didn't matter; what mattered was that when treated as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/whether-i-or-anyone-else-accepted-the-concept-of-alcoholism-as-a/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f9/craig-ferguson-664_accepted_whether-i-or-anyone-else-accepted-the-co_1717591.png) > [If I have a near-beer, I’m near beer. And if I’m near beer, I’m close to tequila. And if I’m close to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/if-i-have-a-near-beer-i-m-near-beer-and-if-i-m-near-beer-i-m-close-to/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/195/craig-ferguson-664_alcohol_if-i-have-a-near-beer-i-m-near-beer-and_2112112.png) > [I got sober. I stopped killing myself with alcohol. I began to think: 'Wait a minute - if I can stop doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/i-got-sober-i-stopped-killing-myself-with-alcohol-i-began-to-think/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d3/craig-ferguson-664_addiction_i-got-sober-i-stopped-killing-myself-wit_3109893.png) ## Other authors on Alcohol - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nikhil-saluja-71464.jpg) Nikhil Saluja 43 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcohol/nikhil-saluja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-johnny-depp-52599.jpg) Johnny Depp 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcohol/johnny-depp/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-bukowski-22166.jpg) Charles Bukowski 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcohol/charles-bukowski/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcohol/william-shakespeare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-elton-john-32880.jpg) Elton John 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcohol/elton-john/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christopher-hitchens-23938.jpg) Christopher Hitchens 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcohol/christopher-hitchens/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-winston-churchill-96197.jpg) Winston Churchill 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcohol/winston-churchill/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-nishan-panwar-14.jpg) Nishan Panwar 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcohol/nishan-panwar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-robin-williams-80466.jpg) Robin Williams 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcohol/robin-williams/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jimmy-buffett-49948.jpg) Jimmy Buffett 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcohol/jimmy-buffett/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-ernest-hemingway-33795.jpg) Ernest Hemingway 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcohol/ernest-hemingway/) ## More by Craig Ferguson > [“I was ambitious and desperate to direct my first film, so I capitulated and blew it. Never again. Never fucking again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/i-was-ambitious-and-desperate-to-direct-my-first-film-so-i/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) > [Sometimes people think you’re smart if you question the status quo, if nothing else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/sometimes-people-think-you-re-smart-if-you-question-the-status-quo-if/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) > [Sober alkies are often asked: "When did you hit rock bottom?" but a more informed question might be: "How many times did you hit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/sober-alkies-are-often-asked-when-did-you-hit-rock-bottom-but-a-more/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) > [Remember the band, Flock of Seagulls? They had their van stolen. I was like, They still have a van?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/remember-the-band-flock-of-seagulls-they-had-their-van-stolen-i-was/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) > [People spend thousands of dollars trying to keep their teeth straight. I just hope we can live in a world where we accept gay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/people-spend-thousands-of-dollars-trying-to-keep-their-teeth-straight/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) > [Whoever I had become had to die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/whoever-i-had-become-had-to-die/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) > [My pilot's license. I'm proud of that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/my-pilot-s-license-i-m-proud-of-that/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) > [People are saying that Anderson Cooper could be the new Oprah. And then these people are struck by lightning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/people-are-saying-that-anderson-cooper-could-be-the-new-oprah-and/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) > [I think comedy comes more from a low sense of self-esteem, and I certainly have that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/i-think-comedy-comes-more-from-a-low-sense-of-self-esteem-and-i/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) > [I'm so excited about the new iPad, I just iPeed my iPants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/i-m-so-excited-about-the-new-ipad-i-just-ipeed-my-ipants/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) > [For my birthday that year Anne gave me an inflatable atlas globe, along with a birthday card in which she wrote: I give you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/for-my-birthday-that-year-anne-gave-me-an-inflatable-atlas-globe/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) > [114 isn't as old as it used to be they say its the new 104.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/114-isn-t-as-old-as-it-used-to-be-they-say-its-the-new-104/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) > [I have to do a show which is of interest to me, or else I'm lost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/i-have-to-do-a-show-which-is-of-interest-to-me-or-else-i-m-lost/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) > [The first ads for medical marijuana have started airing on television in California. The ads are quite expensive. It costs a lot of money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/the-first-ads-for-medical-marijuana-have-started-airing-on-television/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) > [I wanted to be a rock star.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/i-wanted-to-be-a-rock-star/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcohol/craig-ferguson/#itemlist", "name": "6 Alcohol Quotes By Craig Ferguson", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Whoever I had become had to die.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Ferguson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/whoever-i-had-become-had-to-die/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/craig-ferguson-664_alcohol_whoever-i-had-become-had-to-die-40233_40233.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/craig-ferguson-664_alcohol_whoever-i-had-become-had-to-die-40233_40233.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/craig-ferguson-664_alcohol_whoever-i-had-become-had-to-die-40233_40233.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Whoever I had become had to die.” — Craig Ferguson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The worst gift I was given is when I got out of rehab that Christmas; a bottle of wine. 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