--- title: "17 Wells Quotes By Eddie Izzard" description: "17 Wells quotes by Eddie Izzard. Plus more from Eddie Izzard and more Wells sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/752/eddie-izzard-1732_attack_well-comedy-is-a-great-weapon-of-attack_521536.jpg" --- > [Well, comedy is a great weapon of attack. It's not a great weapon of support.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/well-comedy-is-a-great-weapon-of-attack-it-s-not-a-great-weapon-of/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/752/eddie-izzard-1732_attack_well-comedy-is-a-great-weapon-of-attack_521536.jpg) > [They say the Universe started with a big bang. I hope everybody stood well back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/they-say-the-universe-started-with-a-big-bang-i-hope-everybody-stood/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ea/eddie-izzard-1732_bangs_they-say-the-universe-started-with-a-big_1938805.jpg) > [I wanted to be less well-known in comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/i-wanted-to-be-less-well-known-in-comedy/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d9/eddie-izzard-1732_comedy_i-wanted-to-be-less-well-known-in-comedy_319672.jpg) > [Well, if you don't have a flag, then you can't have a country. Those are the rules... that I just made up!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/well-if-you-don-t-have-a-flag-then-you-can-t-have-a-country-those-are/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/eddie-izzard-1732_country_well-if-you-don-t-have-a-flag-then-you-c_2265558.jpg) > [If you get too well-known, you can never be a comedian's comedian, it just won't sit well. But I'm fine with that.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/if-you-get-too-well-known-you-can-never-be-a-comedian-s-comedian-it/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/743/eddie-izzard-1732_comedian_if-you-get-too-well-known-you-can-never_1178794.jpg) > [If you get too well-known in comedy, I do believe it blocks people from taking you in drama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/if-you-get-too-well-known-in-comedy-i-do-believe-it-blocks-people/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f99/eddie-izzard-1732_believe_if-you-get-too-well-known-in-comedy-i-do_3235939.jpg) > [But puberty was... well, before puberty, at school, I didn't tell kids I was a transvestite 'cause I thought they might kill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/but-puberty-was-well-before-puberty-at-school-i-didn-t-tell-kids-i/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ea/eddie-izzard-1732_causes_but-puberty-was-well-before-puberty-at-s_1762799.jpg) > [That's no good, I can't steal from the fairly well off and give to the moderately impoverished! That's not gonna swing, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/that-s-no-good-i-can-t-steal-from-the-fairly-well-off-and-give-to-the/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cb/eddie-izzard-1732_giving_that-s-no-good-i-can-t-steal-from-the-fa_2942711.jpg) > [Makeup's just crazy, anyways. Native Americans used to wear it, and it did all right for them until, uh ... well, until…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/makeup-s-just-crazy-anyways-native-americans-used-to-wear-it-and-it/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9b/eddie-izzard-1732_comedy_makeup-s-just-crazy-anyways-native-ameri_2094013.jpg) > [They say that 'Guns don't kill people, people kill people.' Well I think the gun helps. If you just stood there and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/they-say-that-guns-don-t-kill-people-people-kill-people-well-i-think/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/634/eddie-izzard-1732_amendment_they-say-that-guns-don-t-kill-people-peo_329442.jpg) > [There's a thing about trying too hard, which I think is in all forms, which is if you really try to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/there-s-a-thing-about-trying-too-hard-which-i-think-is-in-all-forms/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9d/eddie-izzard-1732_creativity_there-s-a-thing-about-trying-too-hard-wh_1055514.jpg) > [If you're choking in a restaurant you can just say the magic words, 'Heimlich maneuver,' and all will be well. Trouble is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/if-you-re-choking-in-a-restaurant-you-can-just-say-the-magic-words/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c4/eddie-izzard-1732_choke_if-you-re-choking-in-a-restaurant-you-ca_1337530.jpg) > [Someone's killed 100,000 people. We're almost going, "Well done! You killed 100,000 people? You must get up very early in the morning!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/someone-s-killed-100-000-people-we-re-almost-going-well-done-you/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/eddie-izzard-1732_afternoon_someone-s-killed-100-000-people-we-re-al_353593.jpg) > [We stole countries with the cunning use of flags. Just sail around the world and stick a flag in. "I claim India…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/we-stole-countries-with-the-cunning-use-of-flags-just-sail-around-the/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/186/eddie-izzard-1732_around-the-world_we-stole-countries-with-the-cunning-use_2651015.jpg) > [But with dogs, we do have "bad dog." Bad dog exists. "Bad dog! Bad dog! Stole a biscuit, bad dog!" The dog…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/but-with-dogs-we-do-have-bad-dog-bad-dog-exists-bad-dog-bad-dog-stole/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a3/eddie-izzard-1732_animal_but-with-dogs-we-do-have-bad-dog-bad-dog_2818624.jpg) > [Cause Jesus I do think did exist, and he was, I think, a guy who had interesting ideas in the Gandhi-type area,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/cause-jesus-i-do-think-did-exist-and-he-was-i-think-a-guy-who-had/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1a/eddie-izzard-1732_areas_cause-jesus-i-do-think-did-exist-and-he_655178.jpg) > [You notice how they always put the fruit and veg at the entrance to the supermarket? You go in thinking 'this is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/you-notice-how-they-always-put-the-fruit-and-veg-at-the-entrance-to/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b6/eddie-izzard-1732_brushes_you-notice-how-they-always-put-the-fruit_1353606.jpg) ## Other authors on Wells ## More by Eddie Izzard > [When I first came out, I thought, I want to walk like a real woman, I don't want to do mincing steps. And there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/when-i-first-came-out-i-thought-i-want-to-walk-like-a-real-woman-i/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) > [“You know, I don't believe that religions are religions. No, I believe they are philosophies with some good ideas and some fuckin' weird ones.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/you-know-i-don-t-believe-that-religions-are-religions-no-i-believe/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) > [If you've never seen an elephant ski, then you've never been on acid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/if-you-ve-never-seen-an-elephant-ski-then-you-ve-never-been-on-acid/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) > [I don't believe in God. I believe gods and devils are within us. It's our own battle. Our life's battle is to appeal to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/i-don-t-believe-in-god-i-believe-gods-and-devils-are-within-us-it-s/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) > [“If you are an LGBT+ person and you come out, you have to go through your knight’s quest to create ground for yourself, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/if-you-are-an-lgbt-person-and-you-come-out-you-have-to-go-through/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) > [America is the new Roman Empire. Remember what happened to Rome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/america-is-the-new-roman-empire-remember-what-happened-to-rome/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) > [I wanna live 'til I die, no more, no less.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/i-wanna-live-til-i-die-no-more-no-less/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) > [I try to just talk about human stories and what I think about religion or teapots or whatever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/i-try-to-just-talk-about-human-stories-and-what-i-think-about/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) > [This is your captain speaking. Welcome aboard flight...one, from...here to there. We'll be cruising at a height of ten feet, going up to twelve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/this-is-your-captain-speaking-welcome-aboard-flight-one-from-here-to/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) > [You have the American dream! The dream is to be born in a gutter and grow up, and then get all the money in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/you-have-the-american-dream-the-dream-is-to-be-born-in-a-gutter-and/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) > [Because we all know one of the main factors of war is the element of surprise. And what could be more surprising than the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/because-we-all-know-one-of-the-main-factors-of-war-is-the-element-of/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) > [We have two hundred languages in Europe. Two hundred languages! Count them! I know you won't!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/we-have-two-hundred-languages-in-europe-two-hundred-languages-count/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) > [I don't believe that competitions are important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/i-don-t-believe-that-competitions-are-important/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) > [“Have you got a flag?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/have-you-got-a-flag/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) > [Cause if you're a transvestite, you're actually a male tomboy, that's where the sexuality is. Yeah, it's not drag queen, no; gay men have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/cause-if-you-re-a-transvestite-you-re-actually-a-male-tomboy-that-s/) [Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wells/eddie-izzard/#itemlist", "name": "17 Wells Quotes By Eddie Izzard", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Well, comedy is a great weapon of attack. 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We're almost going, \"Well done! You killed 100,000 people? You must get up very early in the morning! I can't even get down the gym. Your diary must look odd: 'Get up in the morning, death, death, death, death, death, death, death - lunch - death, death, death - afternoon tea - death, death, death - quick shower ...' \"", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eddie Izzard" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/someone-s-killed-100-000-people-we-re-almost-going-well-done-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/eddie-izzard-1732_afternoon_someone-s-killed-100-000-people-we-re-al_353593.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/eddie-izzard-1732_afternoon_someone-s-killed-100-000-people-we-re-al_353593.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/eddie-izzard-1732_afternoon_someone-s-killed-100-000-people-we-re-al_353593.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Someone's killed 100,000 people. 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