Rik Mayall

“Words on the page don't have the same impact as somebody saying the words to you.”

“Something that has been important to me is never to repeat myself, never to go back.”

“I ought to be groovy and be able to say the enemy is this and the enemy is that... but I've never been very good at... I don't want to have to answer questions I don't know the answer to properly. I have an opinion.”

“I'd love Shakey Bill to tell me a story - I mean, William Shakespeare, he could squeak a nib couldn't he?”

“I don't want people to know who I am.”