--- title: "1 Talk Stuff Quotes By David Baddiel" description: "1 Talk Stuff quotes by David Baddiel. Plus more from David Baddiel and more Talk Stuff sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/david-baddiel-4416_happens_i-only-work-with-the-ideas-i-have-i-only_2069273.png" --- > [I only work with the ideas I have. I only want to talk about stuff that happens to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/i-only-work-with-the-ideas-i-have-i-only-want-to-talk-about-stuff/) [David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/david-baddiel-4416_happens_i-only-work-with-the-ideas-i-have-i-only_2069273.png) ## More by David Baddiel > [It was definitely a challenging upbringing. My parents were by no means perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/it-was-definitely-a-challenging-upbringing-my-parents-were-by-no/) [David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/) > [We're not designed to know hundreds of people - we're designed to know four people in our village. So the only way we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/we-re-not-designed-to-know-hundreds-of-people-we-re-designed-to-know/) [David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/) > [Now 'South Park' - they are interested in blasphemy. They're interested in creating offence for its own sake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/now-south-park-they-are-interested-in-blasphemy-they-re-interested-in/) [David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/) > [I have an issue with classical music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/i-have-an-issue-with-classical-music/) [David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/) > [When I retweet a troll, I'm not thinking of the troll, I'm thinking of the audience: how can I make them laugh with me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/when-i-retweet-a-troll-i-m-not-thinking-of-the-troll-i-m-thinking-of/) [David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/) > [Fame is a silly thing that makes your life absurd.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/fame-is-a-silly-thing-that-makes-your-life-absurd/) [David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/) > [For a long time, I used to think that I had a man's brain that I thought more like a man than a woman.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/for-a-long-time-i-used-to-think-that-i-had-a-man-s-brain-that-i/) [David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/) > [All of my children's books are attempts to tap into what I believe to be children's, and to some extent human beings', fantasies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/all-of-my-children-s-books-are-attempts-to-tap-into-what-i-believe-to/) [David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/) > [I had probably never met a non-Jew until the age of 12.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/i-had-probably-never-met-a-non-jew-until-the-age-of-12/) [David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/) > [I'm not saying Jews should only play Jews... I personally think actors should be allowed to act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/i-m-not-saying-jews-should-only-play-jews-i-personally-think-actors/) [David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/) > [My theory as to why I first became a comedian is that my mother was always keenest on my younger brother, Dan. It doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/my-theory-as-to-why-i-first-became-a-comedian-is-that-my-mother-was/) [David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/) > [Most people who know me well say I am almost autistically myself. I like to never change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/most-people-who-know-me-well-say-i-am-almost-autistically-myself-i/) [David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/) > [Unfortunately, we no longer live in a culture where what is spoken about and what truths are told and what lies are told are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/unfortunately-we-no-longer-live-in-a-culture-where-what-is-spoken/) [David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/) > [An academic is what I would have been if I hadn't been successful as a comedian. I've never had a proper job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/an-academic-is-what-i-would-have-been-if-i-hadn-t-been-successful-as/) [David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/) > [There are no gatekeepers in children's literature. There are children who like what you write because it's funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/there-are-no-gatekeepers-in-children-s-literature-there-are-children/) [David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/talk-stuff/david-baddiel/#itemlist", "name": "1 Talk Stuff Quotes By David Baddiel", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I only work with the ideas I have. 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