Ben Elton
Ben Elton
Benjamin Charles "Ben" Eltonis an English comedian, author, playwright, actor and director. He was a part of London's alternative comedy movement of the 1980s and became a writer on series such as The Young Ones and Blackadder, as well as continuing as a stand-up comedian on stage and television. His style in the 1980s was left-wing political satire. Since then he has published 15 novels and written the musicals We Will Rock Youand Love Never Dies, the sequel to The...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth3 May 1959
nice thinking people
I don't know what people who I've never met think about me. Some have written horrible things, some have written nice things - but I'm proud of the fact I've remained close to everyone I've ever worked with.
want done made
There are lots of things I could have done for the money, but I've made a great living doing the things I want to do.
exercise reason hard
I exercise hard and the reason I do is so that I can earn the things I like to consume.
giving facts kind
I find the fact that billionaires are quoted as if the fact that they are billionaires gives them some kind of wisdom is outrageous.
thinking morality difficult
I think it is very difficult to legislate for morality.
thinking looks
You think I look like a teletubby?
silly wish used
Yes, OK, farty is a silly word. I wish I'd never used it. I'm 34. Perhaps it was a word for my 20s.
sympathy opposites feelings
Sympathy for victims is always counter-balanced by an equal and opposite feeling of resentment towards them.
century worst over-it
The worst thing about being a great power is when you're not one any more. It takes centuries to get over it.
leader trying looks
Leaders should never, ever try to look cool - that's for dictators
comedy instinct has-beens
Comedy will always be central to what I do, it's just an instinct for me, but I am a writer and always have been.
love memorable people
If only the strength of the love that people feel when it is reciprocated could be as intense and obsessive as the love we feel when it is not; then marriages would be truly made in heaven.
dream gears wake-up
You didn't wake up, your dreams just changed gear.
people littles firsts
People who get through life dependent on other people's possessions are always the first to lecture you on how little possessions count.