Paul Whitehouse Quotes

Paul Whitehouse

Profession : Actor

Birth : May 17, 1958

Harry - how can I put it? - doesn't suffer fools gladly. But he's always very indulgent with me. If I come up with a suggestion, he never says, 'No, that's rubbish.' We're very tolerant of each other professionally.

Paul Whitehouse

If you look back at 'The Fast Show,' we always shot it nicely and tried to make it look good as well as funny.

Paul Whitehouse

All TV production companies and channels, not just the BBC, know that drama is what they can sell internationally to bring money in.

Paul Whitehouse

In comedy, if you're going to commission something commission two series, don't commission one because so many comedies are finding their feet and you have to take a punt.

Paul Whitehouse

Certainly 'Blackadder' with the first series didn't go to very much, and I was told most of my stuff wouldn't have been a success if we didn't have a second bite of the apple.

Paul Whitehouse

When we did 'The Fast Show Live,' we got a great deal of affection from the audience. That feeds your enjoyment and everybody else's.

Paul Whitehouse

Nurse' is a project close to my heart.

Paul Whitehouse

We've all got people who have experienced mental illness, and my mum was a community nurse for a while.

Paul Whitehouse

I think I can sing, and if you ask Bob Mortimer he will tell you, 'Will you shut up,' and my children they'll say, 'Shut up, dad,' because I sing all the time.

Paul Whitehouse

We get people saying, 'Thanks for the laughs,' but it's very different when you get people coming up and saying, 'Thanks, my dad watched your show, and as a result I made him go and get his heart checked.'

Paul Whitehouse

I've got three stents, four kids and five Baftas. I think one's led to the others. But I don't worry about illness.

Paul Whitehouse

I don't want to make a big deal out of the heart stents. When the guy did it he said, 'I didn't put them in just so you can sit by the fireplace,' know what I mean?

Paul Whitehouse

I'm lazy.

Paul Whitehouse

In fact, fishing's the thing I most associate with my dad.

Paul Whitehouse

I'm a professional.

Paul Whitehouse

It is disconcerting looking at yourself as Mary Berry. It's bad enough looking at myself as myself.

Paul Whitehouse

Comedians are great at laughing at themselves, we really are. We mock everyone else and we can take it as well.

Paul Whitehouse

The average 'Only Fools and 'Horses' fan probably doesn't go to some poncey West End musical.

Paul Whitehouse

Bob and I got into comedy in a similar way. On the coat-tails of our mates.

Paul Whitehouse

I'm quite grumpy.

Paul Whitehouse