When you’ve seen a nude infant doing a backward somersault you know why clothing exists.
STEPHEN FRYI am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.
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I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.
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I’m a bit of a coward, and lazy, oddly enough.
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You can act in five, six, or seven films in the time it takes to direct one film.
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I don’t watch TV. I think it destroys the art of talking about oneself.
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An original idea. That can’t be too hard. The library must be full of them.
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It is exhausting knowing that most of the time the phone rings, most of the time there’s an email, most of the time there’s a letter, someone wants something of you.
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It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.
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I don’t watch television, I think it destroys the art of talking about oneself.
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I have pushed the boat out as far as I should in terms of taking on too many things. I’m getting older and I just could not take it any more. I am now monitoring myself very closely and I’m just trying not to get into that sort of state again.
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I’ve always had great respect for Paddington because he is amusingly English and eccentric. He is a great British institution and my generation grew up with the books and then Michael Horden’s animations.
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Philosophy is an odd thing. When we use the word in everyday speech, you know, you sometimes hear it hilariously.
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Having a great intellect is no path to being happy.
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That one can love another of the same gender, that is what the homophobe really cannot stand.
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Having been an actor and a writer for so long – 20 years or so – I felt that it would be daft to go to one’s grave without having directed. It’s a natural extension of writing and acting, and so I knew it would happen one day.
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I don’t believe there is a God. If I were to believe in a god, l would believe in gods.
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