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Craig Charles

(1964) Actor United Kingdom

23 quotes in 128 categories

Craig Charles is an actor from the United Kingdom, best known for Exploring Door County.

Quick Facts About Craig Charles

Born: July 11, 1964
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Actor
Notable works: Exploring Door County
Spouse: Jackie Charles

About Craig Charles

Craig Joseph Charles is an English actor, comedian, presenter and DJ. He is best known for his roles as Dave Lister in the science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf and Lloyd Mullaney in the soap opera Coronation Street (2005–2015). He presented the gladiator-style game show Robot Wars from 1998 to 2004, and narrated the comedy endurance show Takeshi's Castle. As a DJ, he appears on BBC Radio 6 Music.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Craig Charles

I've been very lucky, this is my 30th year on TV.

Lucky

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It's evolve or die, really, you have to evolve, you have to move on otherwise it just becomes stagnant.

Change

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There was never any career plan. When 'Red Dwarf' started I thought we were doing a curious little sitcom on BBC2, I…

Accidents

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Prison widens your circle of friends. In my stand-up, I can now talk about things that no one else has the right…

Circle of friends

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We were the only black family in an estate with 1,000 white families. Liverpool being quite racist in the Sixties, it was…

Black

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Critics called me 'egregious' - I had to look that one up - and 'creepy', but now I don't read them, I…

Creepy

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It's not supposed to be easy, if it's easy, it's no good, that's the way I look at it.

Easy

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British fans are exceptional, but the American fans are something else. Some of them fly 500 miles to stand in line for…

British

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What a wazzock!

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I'm busy and that's the way I like it - when I have too much downtime I get into trouble.

Busy

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You've got to take the positives.

Got

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Once journalists have been rifling through your dustbins, you do try and keep them at arms' length.

Arms

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I think Red Dwarf has definitely matured in this series. It's not a sit-com any more, it's a comedy drama.

Humor

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My life has been, I suppose, the most incredible series of highs and lows.

Highs and lows

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The inventory process and stepping back in your life can sometimes be a very dark process. But it also can be extremely…

Dark

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I was thinking - if we get a cell with a trouser press, we can make cheese toasties.

Cells

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Who needs drugs when you have Takeshi's Castle?

Castles

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For me, everything has always been an accident.

Accidents

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Coming from having absolutely nothing to having a few grand in the bank, it was a big culture leap. I think that's…

Absolutely nothing

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What's amazing is that I'm recognized all over the world through 'Red Dwarf.' British fans are exceptional, but the American fans are…

Amazing

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I've got wealth and fame but I haven't changed my roots.

Changed

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If you know what's good for you, then just buy it!

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I have a stepladder. It's a very nice stepladder but it's sad that I never knew my real ladder.

Ladders

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