Ben Miller Quotes

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Ben Miller

Profession : Comedian

Birth : February 24, 1966

The first-ever job I had was in a play, 'Trench Kiss,' with Caroline Quentin and Arthur Smith.

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I'm one of those people that read a newspaper.

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I'm writing a science book - a sort of compendium of all the ways I've found of explaining things to my artsy friends over the years.

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Nobody wants to get divorced.

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I slept on a friend's kitchen floor for a year and a half.

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I'm a huge fan of French comedy. The French play comedy in a slightly different way than we do: they play it with a sort of realism that we don't necessarily often do ourselves.

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I enjoyed learning French, and I enjoyed speaking French.

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I was on holiday in Ibiza, having a lovely time, writing a book and looking at the stars every night and generally not having a care in the world. Then I got sent the script for 'Death in Paradise.' I couldn't get back to England in time for the auditions, so my girlfriend filmed me on her camera, and I sent it off via email.

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It's my theory that comedy is going to die out in the year 6000.

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Things like 'The Office,' and arguably shows like 'The Only Way Is Essex,' are comedies, just using real people in real situations.

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Comedy's about things the way they are. It's about the world as it is, not the world as we would like it to be, and science is the same, really.

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Personally, I think people need to get over this 'being offended' thing. Being offended does not give you the right to silence people. I get offended by things all the time - it's just part of life. The right not to be offended is not a human right, especially in a democracy.

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I get dissatisfied really easily, and I have to constantly keep moving; I have to constantly keep doing things. I find it very hard to switch off.

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Definitely the most important thing in my life is being a father.

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More than anything, I enjoy making people laugh.

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I'm always a bit wary when people say in interviews, 'I'm at the happiest place of my life that I've ever been.' I think, 'Really? Are you?' Life is a mix, isn't it?

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I studied physics at university, and I'm still a sucker for an experiment or scientific theory.

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Actually I don't mind the gym when I get there, but I hate the psychological battle I have to go through to get there.

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Every meal is so important and colours the rest of your day - my whole day can go into a spin if I make the wrong choice at lunchtime!

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Bob Dylan - I will listen to any of his songs over and over.

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