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> [If you try to be funny, you're not being funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gordon-sinclair/if-you-try-to-be-funny-you-re-not-being-funny/)

[John Gordon Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gordon-sinclair/)

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## More by John Gordon Sinclair

> [I'm a working-class former apprentice electrician; at the age of 14, if you'd told me I would one day be standing on a stage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gordon-sinclair/i-m-a-working-class-former-apprentice-electrician-at-the-age-of-14-if/)

[John Gordon Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gordon-sinclair/)

> [I'm a big fan of Elmore Leonard, and I've read Ian Rankin, Christopher Brookmyre and so on. But I'd never read a crime novel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gordon-sinclair/i-m-a-big-fan-of-elmore-leonard-and-i-ve-read-ian-rankin-christopher/)

[John Gordon Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gordon-sinclair/)

> [Some of the best times I've ever had in my life have been because of acting and through acting. But I'm not interested in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gordon-sinclair/some-of-the-best-times-i-ve-ever-had-in-my-life-have-been-because-of/)

[John Gordon Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gordon-sinclair/)

> [The biggest problem I have doing my acting is having to interact with other people. I think if it wasn't for my wife and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gordon-sinclair/the-biggest-problem-i-have-doing-my-acting-is-having-to-interact-with/)

[John Gordon Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gordon-sinclair/)

> [I definitely don't see myself as an actor. I don't even have it on my passport. I've got 'writer and electrician' on my passport.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gordon-sinclair/i-definitely-don-t-see-myself-as-an-actor-i-don-t-even-have-it-on-my/)

[John Gordon Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gordon-sinclair/)

> [I've always been fascinated with Ireland, especially Northern Ireland, having lived in London in the '80s when there was an Irish republican bombing campaign…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gordon-sinclair/i-ve-always-been-fascinated-with-ireland-especially-northern-ireland/)

[John Gordon Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gordon-sinclair/)

> [If you try to be funny, you're not being funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gordon-sinclair/if-you-try-to-be-funny-you-re-not-being-funny/)

[John Gordon Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gordon-sinclair/)

> [A critic once described me as an 'amiable beanpole.' I got it printed on a T-shirt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gordon-sinclair/a-critic-once-described-me-as-an-amiable-beanpole-i-got-it-printed-on/)

[John Gordon Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gordon-sinclair/)

> [I think the problem I have is that first impressions are the ones that stick with people. And people's first impressions of me are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gordon-sinclair/i-think-the-problem-i-have-is-that-first-impressions-are-the-ones/)

[John Gordon Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gordon-sinclair/)

> [I had to kiss Ruthie Henshall once with a cold. It was the final romantic moment in She Loves Me; as we separated, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gordon-sinclair/i-had-to-kiss-ruthie-henshall-once-with-a-cold-it-was-the-final/)

[John Gordon Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gordon-sinclair/)

> [I don't like other actors much. The industry tends to attract insecure, needy people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gordon-sinclair/i-don-t-like-other-actors-much-the-industry-tends-to-attract-insecure/)

[John Gordon Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gordon-sinclair/)

> [Since being a wee boy, I've wanted to be on the pitch at Hampden. I don't know why. I love all the international games…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gordon-sinclair/since-being-a-wee-boy-i-ve-wanted-to-be-on-the-pitch-at-hampden-i-don/)

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