A biography for Lee Evanshasn’t been written yet.
“I started off cleaning toilets when I was a kid and I've had loads of jobs and I just kept working and working and working.”
“It's nice to be on the periphery looking in. And to be an idiot. That's all right.”
“I'm an idiot. I'm not an actor. I'm just Lee.”
“It's really important to me, doing the right thing. Only do something if you need to do it.”
“You know those wobbly mirrors at the fair? When I look in them, I look normal.”
“Ask any physical comedian and they'll say the same thing. There are so many dark moments in comedy.”
“I'm motivated by fear of failure. It's a personal mission to say to all those people from years ago, 'Look, I'm seriously not a failure.'”
“When I started with the comedy me and my wife never thought that it would pay the mortgage. It was just something that I thought was in me.”
“I'm just not built for schmoozing.”
“The thing about the BBC is I've grown up with it. It's 'Hancock,' Leonard Rossiter, Morecambe & Wise, 'Blackadder,' 'Fawlty Towers'... I just feel at home there.”
“I'm a nightmare to live with because I'm always working.”
“There are no pictures of me in work mode in the house and no awards. You've got to try to have a normal life. Otherwise you can think you're something when you're not.”
“I don't even consider myself a comedian.”
“Comedy is all about that, it comes from fear.”
“It's brilliant to work on a set where no one's flipping out or throwing a tantrum.”
“I will never go back to Hollywood. It was like a nightmare. I enjoyed it at the time, but I wanted to be back with my family - I love them!”
“I'd love to be Jack Dee - he's brilliant.”
“I think it's healthier to be happy with yourself instead of trying to beat yourself up all the time, which I had been constantly doing.”
“I don't really like sketch shows and panel shows. I just can't get my head round them.”
“I don't think I'd like to be anybody else inside.”