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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.

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.

Ben Elton

Sympathy for victims is always counter-balanced by an equal and opposite feeling of resentment towards them.

Ben Elton

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.

Ben Elton

People who get through life dependent on other people's possessions are always the first to lecture you on how little possessions count.

Ben Elton

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.

Ben Elton

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.

Ben Elton

I try hard not to preach, but I get carried away, which is a mistake, but it's a risk worth running.

Ben Elton

And roast beef and Yorkshire pudding is my personal signature dish.

Ben Elton

I'm easy to work with, not a pushover, but I respond to criticism and find it inspiring.

Ben Elton

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!

Ben Elton

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.

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My parents were secular. I am an atheist.

Ben Elton

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.

Ben Elton