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Somehow, as a writer, you tend to use words to paper over structural cracks.

Stephen Fry

I’ve never had any illusions about being a lead actor in films, because lead actors have to be of a certain kind. Apart from the beauty of looks and figure, which I cannot claim to have, there’s just a particular kind of ordinary-Joe quality that a film star needs to have.
STEPHEN FRY

Actor Being Certain Film Had Illusion Kind Lead
They are just 100 per cent bear, whereas human beings feel we’re not 100 per cent human, that we’re always letting ourselves down. We’re constantly striving towards something, to some fulfilment.
STEPHEN FRY

Always Bear Down Feel Human Being Hundred Let Ourselves Percent
It only takes a room of Americans for the English and Australians to realise how much we have in common.
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Common Country Much Only People Person Realise Room Take
I don’t watch television, I think it destroys the art of talking about oneself.
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Act Destro Oneself Television Think Watch
Now, bipolar disorder, it goes on a spectrum. There’s very severe conditions of it and there are milder ones. I’m lucky enough that it’s reasonably mild in my case.
STEPHEN FRY

Bipolar Condition Disorder Go Mider Now One Severe Spectrum
Philosophy is an odd thing. When we use the word in everyday speech, you know, you sometimes hear it hilariously.
STEPHEN FRY

Every Hear Hilariously Odd Philosophy Sometimes Speech Thing Use Word
You don’t sit down and write a wish list about the person you are going to fall violently in love with. It just doesn’t work like that.
STEPHEN FRY

Down Fall Go Like Love Person Sit That Violently Wish Write
There is so much we can learn from TV. It’s a window on the world.
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Is Learn Much So Television There Window World
I went to Cambridge and thought I would stay there. I thought I would quietly grow tweed in a corner somewhere and become a Don or something.
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Become Corner Country Don Quite Something Somewhere Stay Through Tweed Went Would
But happiness is no respecter of persons.
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But Happiness No Person Respect
If you go looking for loonies and religious fanatics and dropouts and freaks, I dare say you’ll find it.
STEPHEN FRY

Dare Dropout Fanatic Find Freak Look Loonies Religious Say
You can act in five, six, or seven films in the time it takes to direct one film.
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Act Direct Film Live One Seven Six Take Time
I like to think of myself at home in the armchair, writing, smoking and occasionally wandering down the shop.
STEPHEN FRY

Armchair Down Home Like Myself Occasionally Shop Smoke Think Wander Write
But if one could go back in time, I’d love to have been directed by Howard Hawks, who’s one of my great heroes. One of the greatest directors there ever was. He directed probably one of the greatest westerns of all time in ‘Rio Bravo’.
STEPHEN FRY

Back Being But Could Country Durect Go Great Hero However I Love People Person Time
I think my view is that whenever you project into the future you’re never likely to be accurate in the details, or the paraphernalia and style. It’s in the spirit of it.
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Accurate Detail Future never Paraphernalia Project Spirit Think View
I feel I would love to close down for a number of years in some way and just be in the country making pork pies and chutneys and never have to poke my head out of the parapet.
STEPHEN FRY

Chutney Close Country Head Love Make Number Out Parapet Pie Poke Some Year

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