29 Quotes by Doc Brown

I just love the subversion of dialogue in sitcoms, stand-up is monologue and that is entertaining for a lot of people but personally I find it a bit trying, which is a weird thing to say as a stand-up! I love people aping normal conversation and twisting it so it becomes hilarious.

With this kind of camera-phone madness we have got, moments are diluted into self-contained edited experiences.

I think everybody wants to be the best at what they do and for me I was never really there, plus it was in a time that just preceded the insanity of internet promotion around 2005 and 2006. Obviously through the digital revolution things have moved very quickly and a lot of artists got left behind.

I try not to make social consciousness a massive part of my music or comedy because I prefer to be an entertainer first and foremost, then do actual grassroots work when I can.

I’m proud of most of the stuff I’ve put out and I hope my kids will look at it long after I’m gone and go, “hey, Daddy was cool once!”

There is no better education than rap battling in terms of performance. It makes you fearless.

There is only one thing that could make me near homicidal. Yeah – this is called My Proper Tea.

I think I’ll always be linked to comedy. There is something about it that’s such a beautiful thing. The world of drama sneers at it because people assume that it’s easy but it’s not at all; it’s incredibly difficult.

If you are successful because of Hip Hop, which I am, then you have to recognize that Hip Hop is nothing if not a product of the street, therefore you have to give something back.