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title: "5 Gigs Quotes By Eddie Izzard"
description: "5 Gigs quotes by Eddie Izzard. Plus more from Eddie Izzard and more Gigs sayings from other authors."
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> [I use a Bruce Lee technique: 'The way of no way.' He had the idea that he would learn everything, so that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/i-use-a-bruce-lee-technique-the-way-of-no-way-he-had-the-idea-that-he/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/eddie-izzard-1732_best_i-use-a-bruce-lee-technique-the-way-of-n_483512.jpg)

> [Drag for me is costume, and what I'm trying to do is, sometimes I'll go around and wear makeup in the streets,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/drag-for-me-is-costume-and-what-i-m-trying-to-do-is-sometimes-i-ll-go/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee4/eddie-izzard-1732_artifice_drag-for-me-is-costume-and-what-i-m-tryi_686137.jpg)

> [I try to keep performing as much as possible - I just like to. I used to take huge gaps off between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/i-try-to-keep-performing-as-much-as-possible-i-just-like-to-i-used-to/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/745/eddie-izzard-1732_comedy_i-try-to-keep-performing-as-much-as-poss_826193.jpg)

> [If you're trying to get a bit of attention, you can smash up your hotel room or spend all your time going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/if-you-re-trying-to-get-a-bit-of-attention-you-can-smash-up-your/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62b/eddie-izzard-1732_america_if-you-re-trying-to-get-a-bit-of-attenti_1406012.jpg)

> [My stand-up is quite good now, people say. It's just like a big conversation each time. Every gig is a rehearsal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/my-stand-up-is-quite-good-now-people-say-it-s-just-like-a-big/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/730/eddie-izzard-1732_big_my-stand-up-is-quite-good-now-people-say_2247378.jpg)

## Other authors on Gigs

## 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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