--- title: "Best Jesse Armstrong Sayings" description: "Jesse David Armstrong is an English screenwriter and producer who writes British comedy series and satirical dramas. He has won two British Academy Tele..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/165/jesse-armstrong-5759_bible_catch-22-is-the-big-daddy-of-funny-war-n_3048205.jpg" --- # Jesse Armstrong (1970) Journalist **100** quotes in **362** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Jesse Armstrong is a journalist. ## Quick Facts About Jesse Armstrong Born December 13, 1970 Profession Journalist ## About Jesse Armstrong Jesse David Armstrong is an English screenwriter and producer who writes British comedy series and satirical dramas. He has won two British Academy Television Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. ## Quotes by Jesse Armstrong · Page 3 > [Catch-22' is the big daddy of funny war novels. It's capacious and occasionally rambling. It's a bible of literate comedy: you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/catch-22-is-the-big-daddy-of-funny-war-novels-it-s-capacious-and/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Bible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bible/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/165/jesse-armstrong-5759_bible_catch-22-is-the-big-daddy-of-funny-war-n_3048205.jpg) > [We have characteristics we're born with, that are molded by the lives we live. And so to have a psychologically engaged show,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/we-have-characteristics-we-re-born-with-that-are-molded-by-the-lives/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Born](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/jesse-armstrong-5759_born_we-have-characteristics-we-re-born-with_1319385.jpg) > [I was of that generation of NME-reading, indie fans. Part of the reason I went to Manchester was because of New Order…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/i-was-of-that-generation-of-nme-reading-indie-fans-part-of-the-reason/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Fans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23f/jesse-armstrong-5759_fans_i-was-of-that-generation-of-nme-reading_3046744.jpg) > [There's a reason we have a lot of pomp and ceremony around coronations and the transfer of power in democracies. It's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/there-s-a-reason-we-have-a-lot-of-pomp-and-ceremony-around/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Clear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clear/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35a/jesse-armstrong-5759_clear_there-s-a-reason-we-have-a-lot-of-pomp-a_545260.jpg) > [If you're on your way to meet your maker, you are not, are you, going to stop en route for a foot-long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/if-you-re-on-your-way-to-meet-your-maker-you-are-not-are-you-going-to/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Going](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/going/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/480/jesse-armstrong-5759_going_if-you-re-on-your-way-to-meet-your-maker_2522169.jpg) > [Between 1995 and 1997 I was a researcher for a Labour MP. And looking back I realise I wasn't a very good one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/between-1995-and-1997-i-was-a-researcher-for-a-labour-mp-and-looking/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/back/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de7/jesse-armstrong-5759_back_between-1995-and-1997-i-was-a-researcher_2383925.jpg) > [I suppose terrible things happen in the world all the time and some of them we feel a particular connection to and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/i-suppose-terrible-things-happen-in-the-world-all-the-time-and-some/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Connection](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/connection/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b5/jesse-armstrong-5759_connection_i-suppose-terrible-things-happen-in-the_2677910.jpg) > [Some of the material in 'Peep Show' I wouldn't sit down and watch with even my parents, who are not easily offended.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/some-of-the-material-in-peep-show-i-wouldn-t-sit-down-and-watch-with/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Easily offended](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/easily-offended/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91e/jesse-armstrong-5759_easily-offended_some-of-the-material-in-peep-show-i-woul_532508.jpg) > [It's a good tip for writers, that - write with an actor in mind. Even if you have no hope of getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/it-s-a-good-tip-for-writers-that-write-with-an-actor-in-mind-even-if/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Better](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a2/jesse-armstrong-5759_better_it-s-a-good-tip-for-writers-that-write-w_484540.jpg) > [I love the breadth and space you get to explore character in so-called serialized TV, the novelistic element of maybe being able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/i-love-the-breadth-and-space-you-get-to-explore-character-in-so/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/871/jesse-armstrong-5759_character_i-love-the-breadth-and-space-you-get-to_777281.jpg) > [I guess Trump is gone, but the shape that he gave to the American political and social environment - that still resonates.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/i-guess-trump-is-gone-but-the-shape-that-he-gave-to-the-american/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cf/jesse-armstrong-5759_america_i-guess-trump-is-gone-but-the-shape-that_2806184.jpg) > [In 2005, the Iraq war was entering its third year and no one believed that we were going to find WMDs any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/in-2005-the-iraq-war-was-entering-its-third-year-and-no-one-believed/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Existence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/existence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9be/jesse-armstrong-5759_existence_in-2005-the-iraq-war-was-entering-its-th_3151557.jpg) > [The truth is that when writing a TV show or a film you are a part of a team. And though you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/the-truth-is-that-when-writing-a-tv-show-or-a-film-you-are-a-part-of/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/074/jesse-armstrong-5759_art_the-truth-is-that-when-writing-a-tv-show_631404.jpg) > [I can just about enjoy it. There is an initial hurdle, where I feel like, oh goodness me, I'm going to watch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/i-can-just-about-enjoy-it-there-is-an-initial-hurdle-where-i-feel/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Competition](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/competition/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dc/jesse-armstrong-5759_competition_i-can-just-about-enjoy-it-there-is-an-in_470580.jpg) > [I can't say I connected with many of my co-workers at Westminster. My MP's office was sandwiched between those of Peter Mandelson…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/i-can-t-say-i-connected-with-many-of-my-co-workers-at-westminster-my/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Men](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93b/jesse-armstrong-5759_men_i-can-t-say-i-connected-with-many-of-my_618480.jpg) > [Sitcom characters, my writing partner Sam Bain and I sometimes tell each other, are not normally self-conscious. Or not quite. The best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/sitcom-characters-my-writing-partner-sam-bain-and-i-sometimes-tell/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Best](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9d/jesse-armstrong-5759_best_sitcom-characters-my-writing-partner-sam_2696620.jpg) > [There's an underlying sense that your family should accord you a greater level of safety in your interactions with them. When that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/there-s-an-underlying-sense-that-your-family-should-accord-you-a/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Family](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/family/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/361/jesse-armstrong-5759_family_there-s-an-underlying-sense-that-your-fa_424326.jpg) > [The camera reacts with the speed of a human being rather than somebody who knows what's going to happen next. And that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/the-camera-reacts-with-the-speed-of-a-human-being-rather-than/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd2/jesse-armstrong-5759_comedy_the-camera-reacts-with-the-speed-of-a-hu_504036.jpg) > [Without sounding defensive, I would say that sometimes TV critics assume that after a few episodes the writers 'finally understand the characters,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/without-sounding-defensive-i-would-say-that-sometimes-tv-critics/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Feel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03e/jesse-armstrong-5759_feel_without-sounding-defensive-i-would-say-t_1958176.jpg) > [When you talk to police communications staff and think about their job from an insider's point of view, you can see they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/when-you-talk-to-police-communications-staff-and-think-about-their/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Communication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communication/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/jesse-armstrong-5759_communication_when-you-talk-to-police-communications-s_2854502.jpg) ## Jesse Armstrong by topic [Writing (17)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/jesse-armstrong/) [People (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/jesse-armstrong/) [Comedy (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/jesse-armstrong/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/#itemlist", "name": "Jesse Armstrong Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Catch-22' is the big daddy of funny war novels. 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