Norman Wisdom Quotes

United Kingdom, Actor
February 4, 1915 – October, 4, 2008.

Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, OBE was an English actor, comedian, and singer-songwriter best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character that was often called Norman Pitkin. He was awarded the 1953 BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles following the release of Trouble in Store, his first film in a lead role.

Also known as Comedian, Singer-Songwriter

I believe in physical comedy, because that reaches out most to people.

Norman Wisdom
- Believe
- Comedy
- Physical
As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two.

Norman Wisdom
- Remember
- Memory
- Older

Well if I was going to describe my audience, it's going to take longer than you'd ever expect, hundreds of years in fact, because there's many of them, all over the world.

Norman Wisdom
- World
- Audience
- Describe
Such is life and life is such and after all it isn't much. First a cradle. Then a hearse. It might have been better, but it could have been worse.

Norman Wisdom
- Life
- Worse
- Cradle
At my age, the radiation will probably do me good.

Norman Wisdom
- Good
- Age
- Radiation
Don't get me wrong: I'm с with my career to date. But perhaps I could have done more. Mostly, I just did whatever the directors told me to do.

Norman Wisdom
- Career
- More
- Overjoyed
I can never tell a joke, I've always found it easier to just fall over.

Norman Wisdom
- Fall
- Found
- Joke
I've an idea for doing a Situation Comedy myself but its always difficult to get people to listen to you because they like to put their own ideas forward.

Norman Wisdom
- People
- Ideas
- Listen

I've been making people laugh for 40 years, so I know how important it is!

Norman Wisdom
- Important
- Years
- Laugh
I've got one idea I want to do for a film and you know I just enjoy myself doing bits and pieces.

Norman Wisdom
- Film
- Idea
- Pieces