47 Quotes by James Acaster

Corduroy hits the sweet spot between jeans and slacks. They're a trouser middleman.

I never liked wrestling, but I thought The Rock was brilliant, and that is a statement to how funny he is that I'd even watch a show that I didn't like just to see him on it.

Certain celebs manage to worm their way out of the spotlight, and I won't stand for that.

Every year in Edinburgh, I end up waiting behind the curtain about to go on stage, and I have a moment of thinking, 'No one's told me what to do with this show. I've done exactly what I wanted. This is the biggest arts festival in the world, and all these people have shown up. Aren't I lucky?' It really is amazing.

I like touring, and I like stopping off at service stations and driving along motorways.

I'm almost able to be more honest by lying. By making everything up, I'm able to say what I really want to.

I really love standup, and I really love writing standup.

I thought comedians were the funny guy in the common room, not understanding that the flaws in my personality were actually the funny things about me.

The Rock was one of my favourite comedy characters growing up, and I still think he is. Mainly because he took himself so seriously by being ridiculous and a buffoon all the time but always took the high status.