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> [I think Americans still can't help but respond to the natural authority of this voice. Deep down they long to be told what to do by a British accent. That's why so many infomercials have British people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-think-americans-still-can-t-help-but-respond-to-the-natural/)

[John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/)

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> [I think deep down, this planet yearns for the days of the British Empire again. They long once more to be treated that badly, that politely. We did far worse things than you can possibly dream of, but we did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-think-deep-down-this-planet-yearns-for-the-days-of-the-british/)

[John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/)

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## Other authors on Deep down

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rajneesh-77002.jpg) Rajneesh 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deep-down/rajneesh/)

## More by John Oliver

> [I've always been interested in socially political, or overtly political, comedy. And I guess I've always liked to channel some kind of personal element…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-ve-always-been-interested-in-socially-political-or-overtly/)

[John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/)

> [I knew I was going to go into the field and make fun of people to their faces. I knew what I was getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-knew-i-was-going-to-go-into-the-field-and-make-fun-of-people-to/)

[John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/)

> [Once you learn how to make people laugh, then you get to choose exactly how you want to make them laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/once-you-learn-how-to-make-people-laugh-then-you-get-to-choose/)

[John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/)

> [When you see people say crazy things on our show, they mean this stuff,and that's easy to forget: They're not joking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/when-you-see-people-say-crazy-things-on-our-show-they-mean-this-stuff/)

[John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/)

> [I think Americans still can't help but respond to the natural authority of this voice. Deep down they long to be told what to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-think-americans-still-can-t-help-but-respond-to-the-natural/)

[John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/)

> [I think I'm just a summer fling that people will soon forget.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-think-i-m-just-a-summer-fling-that-people-will-soon-forget/)

[John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/)

> [I guess the tone of jokes is often, at best, irreverent, but it always comes from a place of deep love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-guess-the-tone-of-jokes-is-often-at-best-irreverent-but-it-always/)

[John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/)

> [I'm always interested in audience interaction. Not so much aggressive audience interaction - I'm genuinely interested in how people see things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-m-always-interested-in-audience-interaction-not-so-much-aggressive/)

[John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/)

> [I do one accent - my own. I can make it louder or quieter. That is the sum total of my vocal range. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-do-one-accent-my-own-i-can-make-it-louder-or-quieter-that-is-the/)

[John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/)

> [If you work on a comedy show, your basic form of communication is teasing. That's generally how we speak to each other: you communicate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/if-you-work-on-a-comedy-show-your-basic-form-of-communication-is/)

[John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/)

> [I know I'd be an absolutely horrendous politician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-know-i-d-be-an-absolutely-horrendous-politician/)

[John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/)

> [Anybody who claims to be excited for April Fools' Day is probably a sociopath.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/anybody-who-claims-to-be-excited-for-april-fools-day-is-probably-a/)

[John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/)

> [Pumpkin spice lattes are egg nog for morning people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/pumpkin-spice-lattes-are-egg-nog-for-morning-people/)

[John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/)

> [I've made so many people angry that they kind of blur into one unpleasant memory of people staring at you with somewhere between passive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-ve-made-so-many-people-angry-that-they-kind-of-blur-into-one/)

[John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/)

> [Armando Iannucci is one of my heroes. As I was growing up, he was probably the most influential comic voice that I had.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/armando-iannucci-is-one-of-my-heroes-as-i-was-growing-up-he-was/)

[John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/)

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