When I was young, I saw some of my heroes doing it on the telly. We're talking about Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Arthur Lowe, Ian McKellan, Kenneth Williams. These were all guys telling stories to me. — Rik Mayall Copy Share Image
“Crop rotation in the 14th century was considerably more widespread after John?” — Rik Mayall Copy Share Image
You perform for a different audience each night. People who don't understand just think that you go out there every night and do the… — Rik Mayall Copy Share Image
When I was young, I saw some of my heroes doing it on the telly. We're talking about Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Arthur Lowe,… — Rik Mayall Copy Share Image
As I see it, there's mainstream comedy - and then there's me, out in the badlands. — Rik Mayall Copy Share Image
Bring me another bad one, and I shall protect my British people - I brought down Thatcher to protect my people, and I'm bringing… — Rik Mayall Copy Share Image
With 1,000-seater venues, rather than 5,000-seaters, there are richer opportunities for sucking the audience in. — Rik Mayall Copy Share Image
I have always tended toward extremism: I'm Motorhead rather than REO Speedwagon. — Rik Mayall Copy Share Image
On stage you can group 200 people together and scare them or embarrass them or whatever. You can't do that on TV. You have… — Rik Mayall Copy Share Image
I would love to do more on the stage; having actual contact with the audience is great. You can give them a good seeing… — Rik Mayall Copy Share Image
I was in a coma for five days - I was dead longer than Jesus before he was raised from the dead. — Rik Mayall Copy Share Image
I had a very happy childhood, happy teenage years and I was famous by the time I was 22. A charmed life. — Rik Mayall Copy Share Image
