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Alexei Sayle

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I like the south of Spain, notably for the Moorish influence and the weather.


— Alexei Sayle


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I liked 35 and in both my novels that is the age of the lead characters. I tried making them my age but they just seemed to keep moaning about stuff.


— Alexei Sayle


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I suppose the common idea of me is that I'm going to be someone who's hyper and cracking jokes all the time, but people who meet me are soon disabused of that notion.


— Alexei Sayle


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I think that my ideas of the world are that it's random and cruel but kind of quite comical really, and therefore the humour, in a sense, springs from that.


— Alexei Sayle


#humour #i #i think #ideas #kind

I wanted to write about how people's beliefs shift.


— Alexei Sayle


#beliefs #how #i #people #shift

I would say I was still a Marxist - which is not to be confused with being a Communist. Despite its flaws, Marxism still seems to explain the material world better than anything else.


— Alexei Sayle


#being #better #communist #confused #despite

I'm distinct, really.


— Alexei Sayle


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I'm fascinated by comedy.


— Alexei Sayle


#fascinated #i

I'm still fiercely ambitious.


— Alexei Sayle


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I'm sure a psychologist would see something highly significant in how absent-minded I am. I mean I'd forget my head if it wasn't attached to my neck by muscles, ligaments and my esophagus.


— Alexei Sayle


#attached #forget #head #highly #how






About Alexei Sayle






Did you know about Alexei Sayle?

The winning entry to Sayle's story Imitating Katherine Walker was written by freelance writer Arthur Allan. (1982). He has also provided the voice-over for animations including the character Rubbish the Cat in the children's TV series Rubbish King of the Jumble (1992–94).

Alexei David Sayle (born 7 August 1952) is an English stand-up comedian actor and author. He was a central part of the alternative comedy circuit in the early 1980s. He was voted the 18th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-ups in 2007.

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