33 Quotes by Armando Iannucci

Death is a fickle hen, and random are her eggs.

When I'm making something, I've always felt in charge and therefore able to call the shots. But what you've got to do is stop that turning into arrogance or despotism!

My 11-year-old thinks I'm cool because he watches things I've made on YouTube.

Never underestimate the intelligence of the audience; make good programmes, and they will come.

I briefly thought of becoming a priest but quickly saw that would be ridiculous.

I hate the idea of labels and saying you are member of one party or another and signing up to all sorts of policies that you don't have a view on or don't believe in. Because I'm not a politician, I don't have to be consistent in what I say and how I behave.

I find it an easy way into writing pieces is to think what the character's voice is like, and start from there.

Joe Biden is that special combination of someone who is very talented and influential, but when he starts speaking, there's inevitably going to be headlines written about something he said.

When you do a movie as opposed to a TV show, it's always tempting to think everything has to be big and exaggerated and spectacular. And in fact, a lot of the funniest comedy films have been very intimate.