Norman Wisdom Quotes

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• I've always had a sense of humour, and I still do, so I just want to go on performing as long as I can. It's…
• I've got one idea I want to do for a film and you know I just enjoy myself doing bits and pieces.
• It was absolutely thrilling to meet Laurel and Hardy, they were so nice.
• It was smashing working with Jerry Desmonde, he was a very nice chap.
• In fact, one was so booked out we went from March and were to go till November, but the pantomime was booked so they transferred…
• You know I've got a chum, a smashing mate, he's got a dog with no legs, and he calls it a cigarette. It's true, yeah,…
• I believe in physical comedy, because that reaches out most to people.
• Years ago, there was a variety theatre in every British town, and people paid to go down and see it. Comedy was the main part…
• What I like doing most is making children laugh.
• I have a folder where I keep all the articles the critics have written about me. It makes me feel good.
• Most of my comedies were low on budgets - certainly by American standards.
• I must admit I like to muck around a bit; I always have.
• I was born in very sorry circumstances.
• I'm still constantly thinking of ideas. I don't feel 90. I think I'm about 12.
• I've done seven shows at the Palladium - long running shows I'm talking about.
• Of course I've done musicals here in London.
• Well if I was going to describe my audience, it's going to take longer than you'd ever expect, hundreds of years in fact, because there's…

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