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"I know somebody from university who's called Phil Collins and I think there's something terribly unfortunate about sharing a name With somebody who either is famous or becomes famous."

David Walliams on Famous

More quotes about Famous

  • "Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes."

    Andy Warhol on Famous

  • "I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous."

    Walt Disney on Famous

  • "What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous."

    Voltaire on Famous

  • "We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free."

    Jiddu Krishnamurti on Famous

  • "Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable."

    Ambrose Bierce on Famous

More quotes by David Walliams

  • "I had a very happy childhood, but I wasn't that happy a child. I liked being alone and creating characters and voices. I think that's when your creativity is developed, when you're young. I liked the world of the imagination because it was an easy place to go to."

  • "I know some of my parents' friends think 'Little Britain' is in incredibly poor taste. But swimming the Channel? You can't really say anything negative about that, can you? There's nothing better than making your parents happy. The glee on my father's face that day was amazing."

  • "I've noticed that once you leave London you do kind of become a bit more famous. People in London are a bit too cool for school. It's not so unusual to see someone from London in the street. But outside of London people are a bit more excited to see you and come out and support you."

  • "I used to have a silk dressing gown an uncle bought in Japan and when I came downstairs in it, my dad used to call me Davinia. There was never embarrassment about that kind of thing. My sister used to dress me up a lot. She thought I was a little doll."

  • "I don't have a fear factor. Well, not much of one. And I'm willing to risk quite a lot - as a comedian, you're always risking a lot. You're risking failure, especially if you're improvising and going on TV shows trying to make comedy out of thin air. That is quite a risky business."

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