Ian Hislop

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

#done #force #funny #gone #hadn

All the libel lawyers will tell you there's no libel any more, that everyone's given up. ↗

— Ian Hislop

#any #everyone #given #lawyers #libel

I get paid to do what I enjoy, not that common a condition. ↗

— Ian Hislop

#condition #enjoy #get #i #paid

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

#amazing #because #films #good #i

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

#age #always #am #around #assumed

I'm often accused of being prudish, but the opposite is true. ↗

— Ian Hislop

#being #i #often #opposite #true

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

#being #expect #fame #got #i

I've seen the Pokemon movie, which is probably the worst movie ever made on any subject ever. ↗

— Ian Hislop

#ever #i #made #movie #probably

It is no longer acceptable in British politics to be fat or eccentric or religious. ↗

— Ian Hislop

#british #eccentric #fat #longer #politics

No, there are no hard and fast rules about sources, no printed booklet to help journalists through. ↗

— Ian Hislop

#fast #hard #help #journalists #printed