Chris Lilley Quotes
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Mostly, what I watch are reality shows and documentaries.
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Religious humor is not really my area, so I probably wouldn't do anything about that, or politics or something.
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It takes me ages to write stuff.
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I'm not a big comedy show-watcher, but I love Ricky Gervais' stuff and Sacha Baron Cohen's things. But I'm not an expert on them. I've seen them once.
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I'm not really a management-type person. It doesn't suit my personality to be bossing people around.
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I've met big-name actors doing Hollywood films, and they've said that all they want is an in at HBO and their own show.
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British comedy fans go crazy.
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Films do seem prestigious and glamorous, but when you create something, you want people to see it. TV still reaches so many more people; it still really appeals to me.
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I'm definitely attracted to the idea of people that have these big aspirations that the audience know might never happen, but they're lost in them.
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Fans feel they know me, so they want me to be on-the-spot funny, and it's hard to fulfil their expectations.
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You can't get any better than TV on HBO, ABC and BBC3.
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I find myself believing everything that journalists tell me.
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I feel like I'm so normal. So normal it's boring.
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I like the boundaries, the kinds of conventions of a documentary and having to work within that.
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People think that I'm some kind of genius who's got these statements to say, and... I'm not really.
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I was sure 'Summer Heights High' would be a cult ABC thing; I had no idea it would be such a big hit.
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I'll probably be still playing a school girl when I'm 60.
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People are always nice; I never get anything mean said to me on the street.
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I don't just want to upset people and shock people by saying something really outrageous.
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I really like Jeff Lewis and 'Flipping Out' and 'Interior Therapy.' I don't know why I'm obsessed with American real estate and renovation.
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When I was in school, I was always writing scripts and dressing up as characters. I'd constantly be that guy who'd get up on stage. I used to write imaginary TV shows, like soap operas, for fun.
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If you over-think, it affects things too much; I work instinctively, like painting in a way. Think too much, and you ruin everything.
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To be honest, after all the crap that happened with 'Summer Heights High,' I was like, 'I'm not going to write anything controversial or edgy ever again; I just can't handle the blame.'
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I'm not interested in being one of those comedians who wants to look good and be this 'cool' funny person. I don't care how weird or ugly I look.