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title: "6 Panto Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Panto quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Panto sayings and thoughts."
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> [I've done panto down the years, I love that. So never say never for anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chesney-hawkes/i-ve-done-panto-down-the-years-i-love-that-so-never-say-never-for/)

[Chesney Hawkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chesney-hawkes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94e/chesney-hawkes-10644_anything_i-ve-done-panto-down-the-years-i-love-th_602826.jpg)

> ['Panto!' is basically my life. It's not a comedy drama; it's a documentary. I was going to write an autobiography, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bishop/panto-is-basically-my-life-it-s-not-a-comedy-drama-it-s-a-documentary/)

[John Bishop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bishop/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae2/john-bishop-4398_autobiography_panto-is-basically-my-life-it-s-not-a-co_1464241.jpg)

> [While I've got my health and fitness, I'm available... except for panto, of course. Too bloody much like hard work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-jason/while-i-ve-got-my-health-and-fitness-i-m-available-except-for-panto/)

[David Jason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-jason/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/david-jason-5031_fitness_while-i-ve-got-my-health-and-fitness-i-m_1732919.jpg)

> [One of the first jobs I did out of drama school was a panto at the Magnum.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-henshall/one-of-the-first-jobs-i-did-out-of-drama-school-was-a-panto-at-the/)

[Douglas Henshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-henshall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/douglas-henshall-12147_drama_one-of-the-first-jobs-i-did-out-of-drama_1887731.jpg)

> [I love panto! I love being on stage live, I love the audience participation and it's so much fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-hammond/i-love-panto-i-love-being-on-stage-live-i-love-the-audience/)

[Alison Hammond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-hammond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea0/alison-hammond-5805_fun_i-love-panto-i-love-being-on-stage-live_2213924.jpg)

> [There is of course a dark side to panto because there are always baddies and you can't have a baddie without a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-rowe/there-is-of-course-a-dark-side-to-panto-because-there-are-always/)

[Clive Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-rowe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a2/clive-rowe-35928_baddies_there-is-of-course-a-dark-side-to-panto_3127212.jpg)

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