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Robert Webb Quotes

I was in the play ‘Fat Pig in the West End,’ which is a comedy but has dramatic moments Picture Quote #1

Religion is many things, but one of them, surely, is a way for adults to indulge in uncritical hero worship Picture Quote #1

I suppose if I went to Turkey - I mean, I can’t imagine going that far away, but if I did go to Turkey, yes, I would probably try to know ‘please’ and ‘sorry’ and ‘thank you’, and ‘a beer please’, and all the useful words Picture Quote #1

I don’t do much lying in real life because I don’t get away with it Picture Quote #1

We are people, individuals comprising a variety of sexes, races, shifting sexualities and all the rest of it. Every convention that tries to reinforce this difference is a step back. Notions of gender pointlessly separate men from women, but also mothers from daughters and fathers from sons Picture Quote #1

I don’t really have that much contact with Americans. I mean, I see the oddest things on the Internet, I suppose. And I’ve got a couple of American friends, but they are Anglophiles anyway because they’ve decided to come live here Picture Quote #1

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I’m good at finding things to do on my own, even if it’s just reading Picture Quote #1

No, feminism isn’t ‘over.’ We need it not only to challenge injustice but because the whole gender expectations thing is bad for men, too Picture Quote #1

The female characters in ‘Peep Show’ are not ‘strong’: they are idiots. As idiotic as the men Picture Quote #1

UKIP trades in the language of fear and division; it seeks power in order to reject responsibility Picture Quote #1

There was a lot of terrible, terrible comedy in the seventies along with ‘Fawlty Towers.’ It’s easy to forget Picture Quote #1

We have a family holiday once a year, usually abroad, but that’s it. I feel I should have holidays for my family’s sake, but I’m not that adventurous Picture Quote #1

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Slow, skinny, and an utter countryside coward: I lived in dread of nettles, spiders, and the very sound of a wasp. As a victim, I was beneath the dignity of the bullies in my year but fair game to the ones in the year below Picture Quote #1

When I was 18, I was halfway up the Eiffel Tower with my friend, Tom, when we decided to stick our heads through the railings. The gap between the railings was exactly the right size to be able to put your head through and nearly get stuck. Which is exactly what happened Picture Quote #1

Where you have 20 people who all share roughly the same educational and life experiences, they’re going to come up with the same solutions to the same problems Picture Quote #1

I snootily say I can’t take too many dramatic parts, as it’s taking work from actors who aren’t funny Picture Quote #1

I’d kill to be ‘Doctor Who.’ Maybe they could make the Doctor two people? He has got two hearts, after all Picture Quote #1

I don’t care where you went to school. There - have I made your day? No? All right, I’ll go further: I also don’t care what your dad did for a living or how your mum voted. Nor do I mind whether you ate your tea in front of the telly, dinner at the kitchen table, or supper in the dining room Picture Quote #1

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My mother died when I was 17, and I moved in with my dad to make a 12-month pig’s ear of retaking my A-levels Picture Quote #1

It should go without saying that there are as many working-class people who hold socially liberal views as there are public-school bigots Picture Quote #1

A waiter at the hotel kept telling me that Cape Town is just like a European city, but it’s not like that at all. It doesn’t feel safe, and I didn’t really go out at night Picture Quote #1

I was the youngest of three brothers by five years, so I spent most of my childhood playing alone, being Zorro or some other superhero, doing Lego, watching telly and riding my bike Picture Quote #1

I think of myself as naturally idle. The trouble is, the ‘nothing’ that I do every day is not really nothing. I potter. I muck about with emails, I make coffee, I fiddle with my computer to make sure that the book I haven’t started writing is perfectly synced across all platforms and devices Picture Quote #1

My first proper kiss was from Cara Shucksmith when I was 13 or 14 at her birthday party Picture Quote #1

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I had a friend at college who took being poor very personally. He started showering in the sports centre next door and said he wasn’t going to pay for the hot water in our flat any more because he didn’t use it. He made me and my other friend pay the bills on our own Picture Quote #1

Mum was an amazing parent and my best pal. The tragedy of it, really, was that she died from breast cancer just as I was becoming a man, aged 17, and we were just starting to speak as adults. She was snatched away, and it felt cruel. She made me laugh Picture Quote #1

Car-essential is a real turn-off to me, so yeah, I just want a friendly holiday resort with a villa and a pool, but which is really private, but there again, there’s a supermarket and a doctor’s and a beach a five-minute walk away. That’s all I want, and it’s quite difficult to find Picture Quote #1

Parenting girls makes you quite gender-conscious - it’s almost impossible to fight the power of pink. It’s not such a terrible thing to want to be a princess when you’re five, but it would be nice if there were some other options Picture Quote #1

When the Mac ad campaign was in full swing, I quickened my pace as I went past certain bus stops. My wife told me that she loyally took a piece of chewing gum off my nose once Picture Quote #1

I’ve read the Bible, but I felt like a lot of the Bible was oppressive towards women. Then I read the Quran, and I thought it was also oppressive towards women Picture Quote #1

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I was in the play ‘Fat Pig in the West End,’ which is a comedy but has dramatic moments (Robert Webb Quotes) Religion is many things, but one of them, surely, is a way for adults to indulge in uncritical hero worship. (Robert Webb Quotes) I suppose if I went to Turkey - I mean, I can’t imagine going that far away, but if I did go to Turkey, yes, I would probably try to know ‘please’ and ‘sorry’ and ‘thank you’, and ‘a beer please’, and all the useful words. (Robert Webb Quotes) I don’t do much lying in real life because I don’t get away with it (Robert Webb Quotes) We are people, individuals comprising a variety of sexes, races, shifting sexualities and all the rest of it. Every convention that tries to reinforce this difference is a step back. Notions of gender pointlessly separate men from women, but also mothers from daughters and fathers from sons. (Robert Webb Quotes) I don’t really have that much contact with Americans. I mean, I see the oddest things on the Internet, I suppose. And I’ve got a couple of American friends, but they are Anglophiles anyway because they’ve decided to come live here. (Robert Webb Quotes) I’m good at finding things to do on my own, even if it’s just reading (Robert Webb Quotes) No, feminism isn’t ‘over.’ We need it not only to challenge injustice but because the whole gender expectations thing is bad for men, too. (Robert Webb Quotes) The female characters in ‘Peep Show’ are not ‘strong’: they are idiots. As idiotic as the men. (Robert Webb Quotes) UKIP trades in the language of fear and division; it seeks power in order to reject responsibility (Robert Webb Quotes) There was a lot of terrible, terrible comedy in the seventies along with ‘Fawlty Towers.’ It’s easy to forget. (Robert Webb Quotes) We have a family holiday once a year, usually abroad, but that’s it. I feel I should have holidays for my family’s sake, but I’m not that adventurous. (Robert Webb Quotes) Slow, skinny, and an utter countryside coward: I lived in dread of nettles, spiders, and the very sound of a wasp. As a victim, I was beneath the dignity of the bullies in my year but fair game to the ones in the year below. (Robert Webb Quotes) When I was 18, I was halfway up the Eiffel Tower with my friend, Tom, when we decided to stick our heads through the railings. The gap between the railings was exactly the right size to be able to put your head through and nearly get stuck. Which is exactly what happened. (Robert Webb Quotes) Where you have 20 people who all share roughly the same educational and life experiences, they’re going to come up with the same solutions to the same problems. (Robert Webb Quotes) I snootily say I can’t take too many dramatic parts, as it’s taking work from actors who aren’t funny. (Robert Webb Quotes) I’d kill to be ‘Doctor Who.’ Maybe they could make the Doctor two people? He has got two hearts, after all. (Robert Webb Quotes) I don’t care where you went to school. There - have I made your day? No? All right, I’ll go further: I also don’t care what your dad did for a living or how your mum voted. Nor do I mind whether you ate your tea in front of the telly, dinner at the kitchen table, or supper in the dining room. (Robert Webb Quotes) My mother died when I was 17, and I moved in with my dad to make a 12-month pig’s ear of retaking my A-levels. (Robert Webb Quotes) It should go without saying that there are as many working-class people who hold socially liberal views as there are public-school bigots. (Robert Webb Quotes) A waiter at the hotel kept telling me that Cape Town is just like a European city, but it’s not like that at all. It doesn’t feel safe, and I didn’t really go out at night. (Robert Webb Quotes) I was the youngest of three brothers by five years, so I spent most of my childhood playing alone, being Zorro or some other superhero, doing Lego, watching telly and riding my bike. (Robert Webb Quotes) I think of myself as naturally idle. The trouble is, the ‘nothing’ that I do every day is not really nothing. I potter. I muck about with emails, I make coffee, I fiddle with my computer to make sure that the book I haven’t started writing is perfectly synced across all platforms and devices. (Robert Webb Quotes) My first proper kiss was from Cara Shucksmith when I was 13 or 14 at her birthday party (Robert Webb Quotes) I had a friend at college who took being poor very personally. He started showering in the sports centre next door and said he wasn’t going to pay for the hot water in our flat any more because he didn’t use it. He made me and my other friend pay the bills on our own. (Robert Webb Quotes) Mum was an amazing parent and my best pal. The tragedy of it, really, was that she died from breast cancer just as I was becoming a man, aged 17, and we were just starting to speak as adults. She was snatched away, and it felt cruel. She made me laugh. (Robert Webb Quotes) Car-essential is a real turn-off to me, so yeah, I just want a friendly holiday resort with a villa and a pool, but which is really private, but there again, there’s a supermarket and a doctor’s and a beach a five-minute walk away. That’s all I want, and it’s quite difficult to find. (Robert Webb Quotes) Parenting girls makes you quite gender-conscious - it’s almost impossible to fight the power of pink. It’s not such a terrible thing to want to be a princess when you’re five, but it would be nice if there were some other options. (Robert Webb Quotes) When the Mac ad campaign was in full swing, I quickened my pace as I went past certain bus stops. My wife told me that she loyally took a piece of chewing gum off my nose once. (Robert Webb Quotes) I’ve read the Bible, but I felt like a lot of the Bible was oppressive towards women. Then I read the Quran, and I thought it was also oppressive towards women (Robert Webb Quotes)

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