Derren Brown Quotes

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Derren Brown

Profession : Entertainer

Birth : February 27, 1971

The joy of doing the TV or something like 'Sacrifice' isn't really the process of doing it; the joy is going through this real-life experience.

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It's a controlling thing on stage - you're directing the action, getting people to play their role. In real life, I take being kind and nice seriously, so the last thing I'd ever want to be is that weird, controlling, manipulative character.

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If you're a comedian, it's a bit of a choice whether or not you want to be funny when you're not performing because it might feel disingenuous. In the same way, I don't show people magic tricks in social situations any more.

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I'm probably more persuasive than the next person if I want to be, but do I want to be? In my head, I just don't go there.

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I had a natural aptitude for wanting to be the centre of attention and a definite skill for annoying people.

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I remember Doritos launched a new flavour and the question was whether I could use my skills - as they perceived them - to make people desire and want to try this new flavour. But I like to be in control of the things I do and feel proud of them.

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Glenn Close is my favourite actress and she came to see the show in London once which was giddying.

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I like films that sort of play out in one confined area. Films that have a feeling that you're watching a play, a contained environment and a creeping tension.

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Not everything is about causing controversy. That would be a very boring way to go.

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When you're made to be frightened within a safe context, like watching a horror film, you have that tension/release which triggers all those happy chemicals that feel good.

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I think it's important to be sort of nice.

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In my 20s, I just had to be the centre of attention all the time. I was quite eccentric.

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I had no sense of 'Gotta work hard to be famous.' Never have done, and still don't.

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When we find ourselves in groups or with charismatic individuals, we might do things we wouldn't ordinarily do.

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I'm very interested in how we take ownership of our own stories and our own lives.

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I don't like big spiders in the house.

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I like to eat other people's food in restaurants.

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I never really enjoy the thought of fancy dress.

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I was allowed to do whatever made me happy. I can't think of a better or more worthwhile approach to parenting.

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The Stoics appear during a huge time of constant wars and real political strife. And it became very popular, I think, because it's a way of distancing yourself from strife and keeping your centre of gravity within you.

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