Norman Wisdom quotes

Norman Wisdom was an English comedian, actor, and singer known for his charming slapstick humor and lovable underdog characters. His performances in films and on stage brought him international fame and endeared him to audiences worldwide. He is remembered as a beloved icon of British comedy and entertainment. Here are 31 of his quotes:

I was born in very sorry circumstances. Both of my parents were very sorry. (Norman Wisdom)

As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two.

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I owe everything to the army.

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All my boyhood, all I ever wanted was to be loved.

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I like consistency. If you've had a childhood like mine, you want some things you can rely on to stay the same.

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I don't know nothing about communism. But I know the Albanians loved me. Same reason as anyone else loves me. Because I made them laugh.

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I was born in London, and went to school in Scotland - I used to be dead tired when I got home at night.

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Such is life and life is such and after all it isn't much. First a cradle. Then a hearse. It might have been better, but it could have been worse.

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I used to first go on to entertain an audience. But now I go, and this is really true - I go on to have fun with a crowd of my chums.

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There are people who like just ordinary comedy fun, and making mistakes - which I do easily - and then there are people who like the falling over.

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In fact, one was so booked out we went from March and were to go till November, but the pantomime was booked so they transferred the show to the Prince of Wales Theatre because it was so packed out, and it ran on from there. (Norman Wisdom)

I play drums, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, piano.

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I was in the band as a boy and was taught music and learned to compose.

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But no, I've just been very lucky. But I've worked hard, and the harder you work, the luckier you seem to get.

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I've got one idea I want to do for a film and you know I just enjoy myself doing bits and pieces.

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At my age, the radiation will probably do me good.

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I believe in physical comedy, because that reaches out most to people.

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You know I've got a chum, a smashing mate, he's got a dog with no legs, and he calls it a cigarette. It's true, yeah, because at nighttime he has to take it out for a drag.

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My comedy is for children from three to 93. You do need a slightly childish sense of humour and if you haven't got that, it's very sad.

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I've an idea for doing a Situation Comedy myself but its always difficult to get people to listen to you because they like to put their own ideas forward.

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I've always had a sense of humour, and I still do, so I just want to go on performing as long as I can. It's as simple as that. (Norman Wisdom)

I've been extremely lucky having been in the army when I was a boy of fourteen.

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It was absolutely thrilling to meet Laurel and Hardy, they were so nice.

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I've done seven shows at the Palladium - long running shows I'm talking about.

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Well if I was going to describe my audience, it's going to take longer than you'd ever expect, hundreds of years in fact, because there's many of them, all over the world.

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Norman Wisdom

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Occupation: English Comedian
Born: February 4, 1915
Died: October 4, 2010
Quotes count: 31

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