Stewart Lee Quotes

I think what I do is borderline art. Most people who do borderline art have to have other jobs, so I'm very grateful.

Stewart Lee

• Art
• Jobs
• Borderline

Controversy seems to be a by-product of what I do, rather like offence is the by-product of a dog urinating on the pavement. It just happens.

Stewart Lee

• Product
• Controversy
• Offence

I don't mind causing offence when I intend to, but I don't like causing it accidentally.

Stewart Lee

• Offence
• Causing
• Accidentally

Stand-up is more of an organic process. An imagined dialogue with the audience.

Stewart Lee

• Audience
• Dialogue
• Standup

I wasn't the classic comedy type; I wasn't bullied or extrovert. I was more the ambitious literary one who wanted to write clever little plays.

Stewart Lee

• Write
• Plays
• Ambitious

It's difficult to write anything at the moment, as every week there's a seismic shift in world events.

Stewart Lee

• Write
• Moment
• Events

Nothing is too controversial, but you have to think about how to do it with sensitivity. I don't try to be insensitive. I think really, really carefully about exactly what things mean and how they will affect people.

Stewart Lee

• People
• Things
• Affect

Sometimes, I read that I'm this leftwing comic who just goes on about politics the whole time. Other times, I read that it's just surreal nonsense about crisps. It's both of those.

Stewart Lee

• Politics
• Comic
• Nonsense

I think a comedian has to be low status on some level; that gives you the right to do all sorts of jokes about all sorts of different kinds of people.

Stewart Lee

• Jokes
• Comedian
• Status

I'm in this for the long haul, I want to be doing this until I die. I am a standup comedian. I know a lot of people say I'm not, but I am.

Stewart Lee

• Doing
• Comedian
• Standup