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David Walliams
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 20
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It's easier not to make a particular joke in case it offends. But every joke will offend someone, and I've always believed that the audience is bigger than one person. The danger is that things will become bland.
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We've got 12-year-old boys dressing up as transvestites.
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I can't see why anyone would want to be in politics because you get so much criticism.
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I used to have a silk dressing gown an uncle bought in Japan and when I came downstairs in it, my dad used to call me Davinia. There was never embarrassment about that kind of thing. My sister used to dress me up a lot. She thought I was a little doll.
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Children's books are often seen as the poor relation of literature. But children are just as demanding as adult readers, if not more so. I should know. I'm a children's writer myself.
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I was the kind of person who got bullied and loved the attention of it.
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I thrive off the company of others, I love being sociable.
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It was very exciting to see Alan Sugar, so I think I've peaked with excitement for the evening, because I'm a massive Apprentice fan.
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A bully can only make you feel bad about yourself if you let them.
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I am a huge fan of 'Doctor Who.'
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I have always liked shows that have laughter in them.
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Definitely I love women, I love being around women, I find them incredible and intoxicating, and I've never had that feeling I get with women with a man.
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There's a sort of magic and music to comedy. Some words, some numbers even, are funnier than others. A Caramac bar, for instance, is funnier than a Milky Way.
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The most used piece of kit in my kitchen is my saucepan. I use it every morning to cook my porridge in. The least used piece of equipment? I'd say a food mixer. I've never used it, I don't really know what they're for.
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I love telling stories. I love the intimacy between the writer and reader. When you write sketches it's over in two minutes. When you write a book the characters have to have a bit of emotional depth.
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People think writing a children's book is something you could do in an afternoon but it's actually really hard.
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No more watching that show Small England or whatever it's called where those two idiots dress up as 'laydees'. It's a bad influence.
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I'm terribly attention-seeking. It's very different once you get all this attention, though. Because then you want to control it. And you can't exactly.
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There's something about being a comedian that means you have to not be scared of failing because failing is part of the process.
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I don't know what I'll be like when I'm 60. I already have the traits of a retired gentleman.
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