Chris Lilley quotes

I've done signings where elderly people will line up to get photos with me and ask me to sign things. They don't even pretend it's for their grandkids. They're like, "No, it's for me." (Chris Lilley)
I get bored with the constant probing for the cliched tears of the clown, the dark side of the comic. View quote
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I'm pretty lucky. I don't get too many haters. View quote
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I'm not interested in being one of those comedians who wants to look good and be this 'cool' funny person. I don't care how weird or ugly I look. View quote
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I really like Jeff Lewis and 'Flipping Out' and 'Interior Therapy.' I don't know why I'm obsessed with American real estate and renovation. View quote
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If you over-think, it affects things too much; I work instinctively, like painting in a way. Think too much, and you ruin everything. View quote
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I was sure 'Summer Heights High' would be a cult ABC thing; I had no idea it would be such a big hit. View quote
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I don't just want to upset people and shock people by saying something really outrageous. View quote
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Religious humor is not really my area, so I probably wouldn't do anything about that, or politics or something. View quote
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I went to a private boys' school, and we had girls in the last two years. View quote
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I'm definitely attracted to the idea of people that have these big aspirations that the audience know might never happen, but they're lost in them. (Chris Lilley)
I would love to play a British character one day. My accent wavers between Scottish and Irish very easily, though. View quote
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I never like to think of any character as being over. I'm always thinking of different ways of bringing them back. View quote
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I'm not really a management-type person. It doesn't suit my personality to be bossing people around. View quote
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I'll probably be still playing a school girl when I'm 60. View quote
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I've met big-name actors doing Hollywood films, and they've said that all they want is an in at HBO and their own show. View quote
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Playing girls is cool, but its a lot more fun playing boys. View quote
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People were making fun of redheads before I came along. View quote
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Mostly, what I watch are reality shows and documentaries. View quote
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I think my parents had a hard time dealing with me. View quote
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Fans feel they know me, so they want me to be on-the-spot funny, and it's hard to fulfil their expectations. (Chris Lilley)
I find actors a little bit too self-conscious. View quote
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I think surprises make TV entertaining. View quote
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I met Kim Kardashian in a nightclub once, and she was really nice. Kanye West was with her, but he didn't speak. He just looked at me. View quote
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I like the boundaries, the kinds of conventions of a documentary and having to work within that. View quote
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Chris Lilley

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Occupation: Australian Comedian
Born: November 10, 1974
Quotes count: 49