Jim Dale

Jim Dale
James "Jim" Dale, MBE, is an English actor, voice artist, and singer-songwriter. In the United Kingdom, he is best known for his many appearances in the Carry On series of films. In the United States, he is most recognized for narrating the Harry Potter audiobook seriesand the ABC series Pushing Daisies; he also had a prominent role in the Disney film Pete's Dragon...
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth15 August 1935
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It's a little like casting out hundreds of fishing lines into the audience. You start getting little bites, then more, then you hook a few, then more. Then you can start reeling them in and that's a loveliest feeling - the whole audience laughing with you.
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A career in the theatre demands so much commitment.
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I feel if some kid has sat down and felt I'm important enough to write two pages of words to and take up a lot of his valuable time, then he deserves a few words back, or even a phone call as I have done on a few occasions.
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There is no spray can called 'Instant Stardom,' only talent can keep you at the top.
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I'd rather get a good clean laugh with good material, than an easy laugh by swearing or shocking. That's not clever or comedic, anybody can get a laugh that way, it's too easy.
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I assured them that I was HIM and proceeded to order a hamburger as Professor Dumbledore: 'I think I'd rather like a cheeseburger -- well done, with onions on the side,' ... The girls were amazed.
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I love living in London, although this will be the first time I have spent Christmas in England since 1973. I'm a theatre-based actor and this city is great for having a theatre community around you.