Allan Carr Quotes

Quotations and aphorisms by Allan Carr:

I haven't really got much get up and go. I can't believe I'm on the telly. I'm so lazy.
~Allan Carr


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/allan-carr-quotes/#59f54665

I was at college doing performing arts, and just spending all my time mucking about, and the lecturers thought I would be pretty good at stand-up, so I gave it a whirl.
~Allan Carr


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/allan-carr-quotes/#145ce60a

We had our first meeting yesterday, and we just laughed all the way through, so if we can bottle that, then I'll be happy. We just get on, and that's half the battle.
~Allan Carr


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/allan-carr-quotes/#9076cb47

It's Charley's Aunt and The Odd Couple rolled into one.
~Allan Carr


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/allan-carr-quotes/#cea640b4

I've met Nicole Kidman, Elton John, loads of people.
~Allan Carr


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/allan-carr-quotes/#f3b088d7

A lot of comedians, when they have a bad gig, will blame everything but themselves. They'll blame the crowd, or the room was wrong, it had a weird vibe, or the promoter promoted a weird atmosphere.
~Allan Carr


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/allan-carr-quotes/#0747da06

You should never meet your heroes. Paul Newman... I was so excited about meeting him, but he turned up in shell suit bottoms, slippers, and a jumper. He was just so worn out and old, he wanted to go home.
~Allan Carr


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/allan-carr-quotes/#b0f409ab

I'm just generally hugely frustrated, I'm a very, very frustrated man. I'm just a ball of pent-up frustration.
~Allan Carr


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/allan-carr-quotes/#eb23770e

I still get excited about meeting celebrities, because I don't think I'm a celebrity myself.
~Allan Carr


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/allan-carr-quotes/#b1294afb

I like old people falling over, that's what makes me laugh.
~Allan Carr


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/allan-carr-quotes/#17c91e55

I hate Shakespeare. I think Shakespeare's rubbish.
~Allan Carr


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/allan-carr-quotes/#53076af4

I'd love to do acting, but it'd definitely have to be comedy. I can't do serious. It's completely beyond me.
~Allan Carr


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/allan-carr-quotes/#ce9c09e5

I didn't really want to be a comedian.
~Allan Carr


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/allan-carr-quotes/#7153e3a8

If you go on stage with the wrong attitude, or something in your performance is off, you can lose an audience in the first minute. That first minute is crucial.
~Allan Carr


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/allan-carr-quotes/#21a0883e

I was quite pleased that Prince Philip didn't say anything like, I hate queers! He was quite well behaved.
~Allan Carr


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/allan-carr-quotes/#4fc93f3d

I went to Montreal. My first gig went very badly. They just weren't laughing at anything. I found out they were a load of Christians, and it was a gig to raise money for a new church roof.
~Allan Carr


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/allan-carr-quotes/#e2804f34

I think over there in Montreal they're a bit hardcore with the old homos. They're not that keen on them.
~Allan Carr


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/allan-carr-quotes/#26685ad8

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