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I try to just talk about human stories and what I think about religion or teapots or whatever.

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Eddie Izzard
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: February 7
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But the Dutch speak four languages and smoke marijuana!
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He [Charlie Chaplin] was always playing as if it were to the camera, if you've seen the live shots of him when he's going to an opening night or something like that. And the skills that he had were beyond my ability to throw together. You just couldn't really compete with him. He was too athletic at that.
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I appreciate your applause, but I don't do it for applause. I do it for cash, it's much better.
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I wanted to be less well-known in comedy.
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If I were Achilles I would put my foot in a f**k off block of concrete!
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