“People assume that I'm very highly trained, that I studied and did years and years of Shakespeare. I have no training whatsoever and I've only done one Shakespeare play at university. If people want to believe that, I'm happy to go along with it.” PeopleIfsWantYearsBelieveDonePlayTrainingAssumingUniversityShakespeare Play Author:Hugh Laurie
“You hope that your teenage self would like and forgive your 50-year-old self.” YearsSelfForgivingTeenageOld Self Author:Hugh Laurie
“[...] and as I walked, I tried to see the funny side. It wasn't easy, and I'm still not sure that I managed it properly, but it's just something I like to do when things aren't going well. Because what does it mean, to say that things aren't going well? Compared to what? You can say: compared to how things were going a couple of hours ago, or a couple of years ago. But that's not the point. If two cars are speeding towards a brick wall with no brakes, and one car hits the wall moments before the other, you can't spend those moments saying that the second car is much better off than the first.” IfsYearsFirstsWellsMeanDoeStillsTwoMomentsEasySidesHoursCarWallCoupleYears AgoNot SureBetter OffBricksBrakeSpeedingBrick Wall Author:Hugh Laurie
“Having a vote once every four years is not the same thing as democracy.” YearsDemocracyFourVoteFour Years Book:The Gun Seller Source: The Gun Seller
“We put this 15-year old girl on the cover of a fashion magazine, and tell everyone she is the epitome of sexual perfection, but we jail anyone who touches her for another three years.” YearsGirlThreeFashionPerfectionSexualityMagazinesJailThree YearsEpitomeFashion Magazines Author:Hugh Laurie
