Griff Rhys Jones Quotes

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We need a corrective on who is a genuine artist. I'm an opportunist. I have no talent. That's true of 99 per cent of people in the British media. Ricky Gervais or Graham and Arthur who wrote Father Ted or Armando Iannucci are God-like as they have talent. Everyone else is a drone.

Griff Rhys Jones

Mel and I genuinely get on. It's like another marriage. He is very straightforward and never loses his rag. I run around in a frenzy most of the time. London cabbies will say to me, 'Your mate Mel's a miserable bastard', but he's far more grounded than me.

Griff Rhys Jones

My family wasn't troubled by much dysfunction. The most hotly contested issue was probably 'Who is going to have the most peas?'. Consequently, I haven't got much time for angst. Anything that happens to you is your own responsibility.

Griff Rhys Jones

For me real peace is lying on a river bank in summer with a sprig of grass in my mouth. I have friends who jet off to a luxury hotel. I think, 'How can you enjoy such ghastly luxury?'

Griff Rhys Jones

Griff Rhys Jones

Griff Rhys Jones

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Born: November 16, 1953 (age 72)

Bio: Griff Rhys Jones is a Welsh comedian, writer, actor and television presenter. He starred in a number of television series with his comedy partner Mel Smith.

Known for:

Alas Smith and Jones (1984 – 1998)
Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979 – 1982)
Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones (2009)
Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones (2012)

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