Stark: Satirical Thriller
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“People in that crowd want to make poverty history, but NOT if they have to pay for it themselves”
Source: Meltdown
Source: The First Casualty
Source: Blind Faith
Source: The First Casualty
“The Germans are a cruel race. Their operas last for six hours and they have no word for fluffy.”
“Leaders should never, ever try to look cool - that's for dictators”
“This calls for a very special blend of psychology and extreme violence.”
“Artists don't create society, they reflect it”
Source: Elton Plays: 1: Gasping; Silly Cow; Popcorn
“Books are the key. A book cannot be accessed from afar. You have to hold it, you have to read it.”
Source: Ben Elton Collection: Gridlock, Chart Throb and Blind Faith
“I'm easy to work with, not a pushover, but I respond to criticism and find it inspiring.”
“You're mugging old ladies every bit as much if you pinch their pension fund”
Source: Stark: Satirical Thriller
“I think trying to be cool is the worst possible ambition - and I have never suffered from it.”
Source: Stark: Satirical Thriller
“And roast beef and Yorkshire pudding is my personal signature dish.”
“I don't consider myself Jewish. I am half-Jewish by race but not through my mother.”
“I exercise hard and the reason I do is so that I can earn the things I like to consume.”