“At college, I felt frustrated thinking three years was a long time and I just wanted a job but afterwards I was in employment the whole time. I got into a theatre company and started doing stand-up gigs for cash, so I lived hand-to-mouth, but there was always enough to pay the bills.” ThinkingYearsLongEnoughWholeHandsWantedJobsThreeFeltPayCompanyCollegeLong TimeMouthsBillsTheatreEmploymentThree YearsCashFrustratedGigs Author:Bill Bailey
“I spent money on a decent bike, a bit of kit for paddle boarding and I like bird watching so I bought a decent pair of binoculars but as far as bottles of Cristal champagne and Gucci loafers? No, blingy and showy stuff isn't me.” StuffBitsBirdDecentPairsBottlesBikeChampagneGucciLoafersShowyBinocularsBird Watching Author:Bill Bailey
“Live comedy's a very reckless, foolhardy profession. You're only as good as your last gig so earnings fluctuate.” LastsComedyProfessionEarningRecklessGigsFoolhardy Author:Bill Bailey
“Television is where you earn regular money so you can plan a little bit but even then only when you have a regular gig. If you're just doing the odd appearance, you don't know if it will carry on.” IfsKnowsLittlesBitsPlansTelevisionLittle BitAppearanceOddGigs Author:Bill Bailey
“The way we live in the West we live like kings. People moan about this and that in Britain but we have running water, electricity, security and a rule of law and so many people in the world don't have these.” PeopleWorldWayRunningLawWaterSecurityKingsWestBritainElectricityRule Of LawRunning Water Author:Bill Bailey
“It can be a miserable profession, acting, because you always want what you can’t have.” WantActingProfessionMiserable Author:Eddie Redmayne
“I try to appreciate the simple things. I've just been camping with my son and I enjoyed that just as much if not more than a holiday in a posh hotel. I like making a cup of tea and bacon sarnie in the morning.” IfsTryingSimpleMorningSonAppreciateCupsEnjoyedTeaHolidayHotelMy SonSimple ThingsCups Of TeaCampingPosh Author:Bill Bailey
“I am very much a people person. If I am in a beautiful place but I don't like the people, I am miserable.” PeopleIfsPersonsBeautifulMiserableBeautiful Places Author:Alber Elbaz
“In England we have this saying about Marmite: people either love it or hate it. That's like a lot of the movie work I've done. People either find it repulsive or find it really interesting and get engaged in it.” PeopleDoneHateInterestingEnglandEngagedReally InterestingMarmite Author:Eddie Redmayne
“I never really thought comedy was a career option, just something I did for fun. Suddenly I realised I was getting paid which was a bonus. I studied for a diploma with the London College of Music, and teaching was something I thought I might do but comedy intervened.” MightFunCareersComedyTeachingCollegePaidLondonRealisedBonusDiploma Author:Bill Bailey