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My theory is that we are all idiots. The people who don't think they're idiots — they're the ones that are dangerous.

Eric Sykes

I always say to young people, you can have the best script, be the funniest man, but if they don't laugh — you're not a comedian.

Eric Sykes

If you understand comedy, you understand life. Drama, death, tragedy – everybody has these. But with humour you've got all these, and the antidote. You have found the answer. It doesn't follow that because you are a good comedy writer, you're a happy fellow. I've got one of the most miserable faces in the world. I am only happy when I am working. If I'm not working, I get screwed up because my time is going, my life is slipping by.

Eric Sykes

Eric Sykes

Eric Sykes

Born: May 4, 1923

Died: July 4, 2012 (aged 89)

Bio: Eric Sykes was an English radio, television and film writer, actor and director whose performing career spanned more than 50 years.

Known for:

The Plank (1967)
The Others (2001)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Teletubbies (Since 1997)
Sykes (1972 – 1979)

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