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> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/i-mean-sometimes-a-comedian-becomes-an-actor-and-they-just-don-t/)

[Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9b/eddie-izzard-1732_acting_i-mean-sometimes-a-comedian-becomes-an-a_2514965.jpg)

> [The bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of drama is to be truthful. You can be truthful and funny, but if you're not truthful in a drama than the audience leaves you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/the-bottom-line-of-comedy-is-to-be-funny-and-the-bottom-line-of-drama/)

[Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/)

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## More by Eddie Izzard

> [When I first came out, I thought, I want to walk like a real woman, I don't want to do mincing steps. And there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/when-i-first-came-out-i-thought-i-want-to-walk-like-a-real-woman-i/)

[Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/)

> [“You know, I don't believe that religions are religions. No, I believe they are philosophies with some good ideas and some fuckin' weird ones.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/you-know-i-don-t-believe-that-religions-are-religions-no-i-believe/)

[Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/)

> [If you've never seen an elephant ski, then you've never been on acid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/if-you-ve-never-seen-an-elephant-ski-then-you-ve-never-been-on-acid/)

[Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/)

> [I don't believe in God. I believe gods and devils are within us. It's our own battle. Our life's battle is to appeal to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/i-don-t-believe-in-god-i-believe-gods-and-devils-are-within-us-it-s/)

[Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/)

> [“If you are an LGBT+ person and you come out, you have to go through your knight’s quest to create ground for yourself, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/if-you-are-an-lgbt-person-and-you-come-out-you-have-to-go-through/)

[Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/)

> [America is the new Roman Empire. Remember what happened to Rome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/america-is-the-new-roman-empire-remember-what-happened-to-rome/)

[Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/)

> [I wanna live 'til I die, no more, no less.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/i-wanna-live-til-i-die-no-more-no-less/)

[Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/)

> [I try to just talk about human stories and what I think about religion or teapots or whatever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/i-try-to-just-talk-about-human-stories-and-what-i-think-about/)

[Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/)

> [This is your captain speaking. Welcome aboard flight...one, from...here to there. We'll be cruising at a height of ten feet, going up to twelve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/this-is-your-captain-speaking-welcome-aboard-flight-one-from-here-to/)

[Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/)

> [You have the American dream! The dream is to be born in a gutter and grow up, and then get all the money in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/you-have-the-american-dream-the-dream-is-to-be-born-in-a-gutter-and/)

[Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/)

> [Because we all know one of the main factors of war is the element of surprise. And what could be more surprising than the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/because-we-all-know-one-of-the-main-factors-of-war-is-the-element-of/)

[Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/)

> [We have two hundred languages in Europe. Two hundred languages! Count them! I know you won't!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/we-have-two-hundred-languages-in-europe-two-hundred-languages-count/)

[Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/)

> [I don't believe that competitions are important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/i-don-t-believe-that-competitions-are-important/)

[Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/)

> [“Have you got a flag?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/have-you-got-a-flag/)

[Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/)

> [Cause if you're a transvestite, you're actually a male tomboy, that's where the sexuality is. Yeah, it's not drag queen, no; gay men have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/cause-if-you-re-a-transvestite-you-re-actually-a-male-tomboy-that-s/)

[Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/)

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