I ought to be groovy and be able to say the enemy is this and the enemy is that... but I've never been very good at... I don't want to have to answer questions I don't know the answer to properly. I have an opinion.
- Rik Mayall
Want, Been, Very, Groovy
I died. Which is fantastic, because I have died already; I have been there and come back. I am completely recovered, thank you.
- Rik Mayall
Back, Been, Which, Fantastic
When I was young, I saw some of my heroes doing it on the telly. We're talking about Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Arthur Lowe, Ian McKellan, Kenneth Williams. These were all guys telling stories to me.
- Rik Mayall
Some, Telling, Arthur, Kenneth
With 1,000-seater venues, rather than 5,000-seaters, there are richer opportunities for sucking the audience in.
- Rik Mayall
Audience, Rather, Sucking, Richer
I'm frightened of interviews.
- Rik Mayall
Interviews, Frightened
With an audience it's now, there are no editors around. It's just me and the audience and it's what I like best.
- Rik Mayall
Audience, Now, Like, Editors
London audiences are the most challenging around - it's a group of such diverse strangers.
- Rik Mayall
London, Most, Audiences, Diverse
Other people get moody in their forties and fifties - men get the male menopause. I missed the whole thing. I was just really happy.
- Rik Mayall
Happy, Missed, Other, Menopause
You perform for a different audience each night. People who don't understand just think that you go out there every night and do the same thing, but you don't - you have to find out who they are and give it to them.
- Rik Mayall
Think, Give, Audience, Every Night
I had a very happy childhood, happy teenage years and I was famous by the time I was 22. A charmed life.
- Rik Mayall
Famous, Very, By The Time, Teenage Years
When you're an experienced celeb - which I am - you sometimes just need a bit of space, when you're not 'on'. I'm always on!
- Rik Mayall
Need, Always, Which, Experienced
Bring me another bad one, and I shall protect my British people - I brought down Thatcher to protect my people, and I'm bringing down Tony to defend them, and I'll be there for any other dangers that come along.
- Rik Mayall
Other, Brought, Dangers, British People
I'd love Shakey Bill to tell me a story - I mean, William Shakespeare, he could squeak a nib couldn't he?
- Rik Mayall
Love, Tell, Could, Shakespeare
As I see it, there's mainstream comedy - and then there's me, out in the badlands.
- Rik Mayall
Me, Comedy, See, Mainstream
Insanity is a very high art form. If everyone was insane, I wouldn't be here!
- Rik Mayall
Here, High, Very, Art Form
I would love to do more on the stage; having actual contact with the audience is great. You can give them a good seeing to!
- Rik Mayall
Love, Give, Actual, Contact
Something that has been important to me is never to repeat myself, never to go back.
- Rik Mayall
Important, Never, Been, Repeat
I've always had live audiences.
- Rik Mayall
Live, Always, Had, Audiences
Storytelling has always been one of my great pleasures.
- Rik Mayall
Storytelling, Always, Been, Pleasures
It's difficult for me, to look into eyes of a journalist and trust him to present it as you say.
- Rik Mayall
Trust, Me, Difficult, Journalist
Words on the page don't have the same impact as somebody saying the words to you.
- Rik Mayall
Impact, Words, Same, Page
I don't have moments of weakness. I'm Rik Mayall.
- Rik Mayall
Moments, Weakness
I have always tended toward extremism: I'm Motorhead rather than REO Speedwagon.
- Rik Mayall
Always, Rather, Toward, Extremism
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