Zitat des Tages von Ben Elton:
No collection of people who are all waiting for the same thing are capable of holding a natural conversation. Even if the thing they are waiting for is only a taxi.
Sympathy for victims is always counter-balanced by an equal and opposite feeling of resentment towards them.
If I did things for the money, I'd have done adverts in the 1980s, when I was hot enough to be offered them, and 'Police Academy 6,' which I was asked to write.
People who get through life dependent on other people's possessions are always the first to lecture you on how little possessions count.
Yes, OK, farty is a silly word. I wish I'd never used it. I'm 34. Perhaps it was a word for my 20s.
We've all got to look at ourselves, start with yourself, that's all you can do. I believe that we can act responsibly as a group, it's just that there are vested interests telling us not to bother.
I try hard not to preach, but I get carried away, which is a mistake, but it's a risk worth running.
And roast beef and Yorkshire pudding is my personal signature dish.
I'm easy to work with, not a pushover, but I respond to criticism and find it inspiring.
My advice to anyone adapting a novel is that once they've read it and learnt to understand it, then they must throw it away and never look at it again!
I don't know what people who I've never met think about me. Some have written horrible things, some have written nice things - but I'm proud of the fact I've remained close to everyone I've ever worked with.
My parents were secular. I am an atheist.
There are lots of things I could have done for the money, but I've made a great living doing the things I want to do.
