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Ian Hislop Quotes

I’m often accused of being prudish, but the opposite is true Picture Quote #1

I like making films about old people because they are repositories of amazing stories that they tell well. And they’re incredibly good telly Picture Quote #1

England Their England by AG Macdonell which was written in the thirties and is about a young Scotsman who’s got shell shocked during the First World WarÃ‚Â… I love it Picture Quote #1

It is no longer acceptable in British politics to be fat or eccentric or religious Picture Quote #1

The best comedy is where you attack the strong, not the weak Picture Quote #1

I’ve got a very peculiar sort of fame, based on being on the telly. It doesn’t mean you have the lifestyle people expect Picture Quote #1

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My mother was a terrific force in my life. Wartime-generation woman, hadn’t gone to university but should have done. Was very funny, very verbal, very clever, very witty Picture Quote #1

You end up with this succession of periods when everything was marvellous - from King Arthur to the medieval times, Ivanhoe, chivalry, Henry VIII, Merry England, the Blitz Picture Quote #1

I’d always assumed that I would die at about the same age as my dad - he was 45. I am five years in credit now. I can’t get my head around the fact that I am older than he was - ever Picture Quote #1

My mother was a terrific force in my life. Wartime - generation woman, hadn’t gone to university but should have done. Was very funny, very verbal, very clever, very witty Picture Quote #1

I get paid to do what I enjoy, not that common a condition Picture Quote #1

This job certainly doesn’t win you a huge amount of friends, I accept that, but it is very enjoyable, and deep down I think it’s probably quite a worthwhile job Picture Quote #1

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All the libel lawyers will tell you there’s no libel any more, that everyone’s given up Picture Quote #1

They may well say not only is this not true, but I will put in an injunction to prevent publication. No, stories don’t go in unless I’m convinced by the people who write them that they’re true. and if I’m wrong, then so be it Picture Quote #1

Internet journalism is not a world we know very well at all. It’s conducted more on the screen and less in bars, which makes it rather less useful for getting stories about people throwing up over one another, which is what one’s after Picture Quote #1

I do have a residual belief that, if at all possible, you should try not to mock the weak Picture Quote #1

I’ve got a very peculiar sort of fame, based on being on the telly. It doesn’t mean you have the lifestyle people expect Picture Quote #1

No, there are no hard and fast rules about sources, no printed booklet to help journalists through Picture Quote #1

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I like making films about old people because they are repositories of amazing stories that they tell well. And they’re incredibly good telly Picture Quote #1

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I’m often accused of being prudish, but the opposite is true (Ian Hislop Quotes) I like making films about old people because they are repositories of amazing stories that they tell well. And they’re incredibly good telly. (Ian Hislop Quotes) England Their England by AG Macdonell which was written in the thirties and is about a young Scotsman who’s got shell shocked during the First World WarÃ‚Â… I love it. (Ian Hislop Quotes) It is no longer acceptable in British politics to be fat or eccentric or religious (Ian Hislop Quotes) The best comedy is where you attack the strong, not the weak (Ian Hislop Quotes) I’ve got a very peculiar sort of fame, based on being on the telly. It doesn’t mean you have the lifestyle people expect. (Ian Hislop Quotes) My mother was a terrific force in my life. Wartime-generation woman, hadn’t gone to university but should have done. Was very funny, very verbal, very clever, very witty (Ian Hislop Quotes) You end up with this succession of periods when everything was marvellous - from King Arthur to the medieval times, Ivanhoe, chivalry, Henry VIII, Merry England, the Blitz (Ian Hislop Quotes) I’d always assumed that I would die at about the same age as my dad - he was 45. I am five years in credit now. I can’t get my head around the fact that I am older than he was - ever (Ian Hislop Quotes) My mother was a terrific force in my life. Wartime - generation woman, hadn’t gone to university but should have done. Was very funny, very verbal, very clever, very witty (Ian Hislop Quotes) I get paid to do what I enjoy, not that common a condition (Ian Hislop Quotes) This job certainly doesn’t win you a huge amount of friends, I accept that, but it is very enjoyable, and deep down I think it’s probably quite a worthwhile job (Ian Hislop Quotes) All the libel lawyers will tell you there’s no libel any more, that everyone’s given up (Ian Hislop Quotes) They may well say not only is this not true, but I will put in an injunction to prevent publication. No, stories don’t go in unless I’m convinced by the people who write them that they’re true. and if I’m wrong, then so be it (Ian Hislop Quotes) Internet journalism is not a world we know very well at all. It’s conducted more on the screen and less in bars, which makes it rather less useful for getting stories about people throwing up over one another, which is what one’s after (Ian Hislop Quotes) I do have a residual belief that, if at all possible, you should try not to mock the weak (Ian Hislop Quotes) I’ve got a very peculiar sort of fame, based on being on the telly. It doesn’t mean you have the lifestyle people expect (Ian Hislop Quotes) No, there are no hard and fast rules about sources, no printed booklet to help journalists through (Ian Hislop Quotes) I like making films about old people because they are repositories of amazing stories that they tell well. And they’re incredibly good telly (Ian Hislop Quotes)