39 Quotes by Rik Mayall

It's difficult for me, to look into eyes of a journalist and trust him to present it as you say.

Other people get moody in their forties and fifties - men get the male menopause. I missed the whole thing. I was just really happy.

I ought to be groovy and be able to say the enemy is this and the enemy is that... but I've never been very good at... I don't want to have to answer questions I don't know the answer to properly. I have an opinion.

I had a very happy childhood, happy teenage years and I was famous by the time I was 22. A charmed life.

I don't have moments of weakness. I'm Rik Mayall.

Words on the page don't have the same impact as somebody saying the words to you.

I don't want people to know who I am.

When you're an experienced celeb - which I am - you sometimes just need a bit of space, when you're not 'on'. I'm always on!

With an audience it's now, there are no editors around. It's just me and the audience and it's what I like best.