91 Quotes by Alexei Sayle

Dire Straits is a great band. Someone tells you they like 'Brothers in Arms' and immediately you know they're a stupid annoying git.

I feel sorry for many politicians... we expect them to be completely consistent and moralised when we're not.

First off, I have to mention what is undoubtedly the greatest phenomenon of the modern era: All You Can Eat Buffets.

I liked 35 and in both my novels that is the age of the lead characters. I tried making them my age but they just seemed to keep moaning about stuff.

Everyone I used to work with is still alive and can afford expensive lawyers.

People used to think I was just a shouty comic but I was doing stuff about Sartre.

The optimum frequency with which comedians should do a series is every year. I do one every three years. My audience is literally dying off.

I like the south of Spain, notably for the Moorish influence and the weather.

If I won the lottery I'd start a charity that helped little family hardware stores, cobblers and fruit shops open in city centres.