--- title: "1 Grew South Quotes By Rob Beckett" description: "1 Grew South quotes by Rob Beckett. Plus more from Rob Beckett and more Grew South sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a21/rob-beckett-26886_driver_where-i-grew-up-in-south-east-london-you_1264085.jpg" --- > [Where I grew up in South East London you became a cab driver or worked in a flower market.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/where-i-grew-up-in-south-east-london-you-became-a-cab-driver-or/) [Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a21/rob-beckett-26886_driver_where-i-grew-up-in-south-east-london-you_1264085.jpg) ## More by Rob Beckett > [If you Google St Petersburg, it shows you some amazing buildings. When you go there, you realise that there are a lot of grey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/if-you-google-st-petersburg-it-shows-you-some-amazing-buildings-when/) [Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/) > [I've three older brothers, Dan, Russ and Darren, and a younger brother, Joe. It was a lot of fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/i-ve-three-older-brothers-dan-russ-and-darren-and-a-younger-brother/) [Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/) > [It sounds quite mad, but once I've got a show up and running, walking out on stage is the easiest part of my day.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/it-sounds-quite-mad-but-once-i-ve-got-a-show-up-and-running-walking/) [Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/) > [I did gigs alongside Oxford students and I thought being working class I'd feel inferior. But the thing is you don't feel inferior if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/i-did-gigs-alongside-oxford-students-and-i-thought-being-working/) [Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/) > [Boxing has parallels with stand-up, because you're on your own. If a boxer gets knocked out in the first round, it's humiliating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/boxing-has-parallels-with-stand-up-because-you-re-on-your-own-if-a/) [Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/) > [I'm only competitive at stuff I'm good at.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/i-m-only-competitive-at-stuff-i-m-good-at/) [Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/) > [I can't imagine a time I don't want to do standup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/i-can-t-imagine-a-time-i-don-t-want-to-do-standup/) [Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/) > [Comedy isn't subjective like music. You either get the laughs or you don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/comedy-isn-t-subjective-like-music-you-either-get-the-laughs-or-you/) [Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/) > [Where I grew up in South East London you became a cab driver or worked in a flower market.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/where-i-grew-up-in-south-east-london-you-became-a-cab-driver-or/) [Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/) > [I do like a savoury bake, I love a Gregg's savoury pastry more than something with the word chocolat in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/i-do-like-a-savoury-bake-i-love-a-gregg-s-savoury-pastry-more-than/) [Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/) > [In the kitchen I just do all the normal stuff - roast dinners - Christmas dinner is probably my signature dish. Nothing baked, though.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/in-the-kitchen-i-just-do-all-the-normal-stuff-roast-dinners-christmas/) [Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/) > [I can tell there's going to be a fight in a pub five minutes before anyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/i-can-tell-there-s-going-to-be-a-fight-in-a-pub-five-minutes-before/) [Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/) > [It's the hardest job in telly as a newbie. You're writing standup every night on your own and presenting live TV. It's like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/it-s-the-hardest-job-in-telly-as-a-newbie-you-re-writing-standup/) [Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/) > [I know how hard it is to get a babysitter, get dressed and go out again after work. I'm like, right, I owe you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/i-know-how-hard-it-is-to-get-a-babysitter-get-dressed-and-go-out/) [Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/) > [Being launched into a show with two million viewers every night made me instantly famous. I found it quite difficult to deal with but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/being-launched-into-a-show-with-two-million-viewers-every-night-made/) [Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grew-south/rob-beckett/#itemlist", "name": "1 Grew South Quotes By Rob Beckett", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Where I grew up in South East London you became a cab driver or worked in a flower market.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rob Beckett" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/where-i-grew-up-in-south-east-london-you-became-a-cab-driver-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a21/rob-beckett-26886_driver_where-i-grew-up-in-south-east-london-you_1264085.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a21/rob-beckett-26886_driver_where-i-grew-up-in-south-east-london-you_1264085.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a21/rob-beckett-26886_driver_where-i-grew-up-in-south-east-london-you_1264085.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Where I grew up in South East London you became a cab driver or worked in a flower market.” — Rob Beckett", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grew-south/rob-beckett/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grew-south/rob-beckett/", "name": "Grew South Quotes by Rob Beckett", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grew-south/rob-beckett/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a21/rob-beckett-26886_driver_where-i-grew-up-in-south-east-london-you_1264085.jpg" }, "description": "1 Grew South quotes by Rob Beckett. 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