Quotes by Norman Wisdom

About Norman Wisdom:

Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom 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 Norman Pitkin. Wisdom gained celebrity status in lands as far apart as South America, Iran and many Eastern Bloc countries, particularly in Albania where his films were the only ones by Western actors permitted by dictator Enver Hoxha to be shown. Charlie Chaplin once referred to Wisdom as his "favourite clown".
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At my age, the radiation will probably do me good.

Norman Wisdom

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

Norman Wisdom

I owe everything to the army.

Norman Wisdom

I play drums, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, piano.

Norman Wisdom

I've been extremely lucky having been in the army when I was a boy of fourteen.

Norman Wisdom

I've done seven shows at the Palladium - long running shows I'm talking about.

Norman Wisdom

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

In fact, one was so booked out we went from March and were to go till November, but the pantomime was booked so they transferred the show to the Prince of Wales Theatre because it was so packed out, and it ran on from there.

Norman Wisdom

I've always had a sense of humour, and I still do, so I just want to go on performing as long as I can. It's as simple as that.

Norman Wisdom

I don't know nothing about communism. But I know the Albanians loved me. Same reason as anyone else loves me. Because I made them laugh.

Norman Wisdom

All my boyhood, all I ever wanted was to be loved.

Norman Wisdom

I like consistency. If you've had a childhood like mine, you want some things you can rely on to stay the same.

Norman Wisdom

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

I used to first go on to entertain an audience. But now I go, and this is really true - I go on to have fun with a crowd of my chums.

Norman Wisdom

You know I've got a chum, a smashing mate, he's got a dog with no legs, and he calls it a cigarette. It's true, yeah, because at nighttime he has to take it out for a drag.

Norman Wisdom

I can never tell a joke, I've always found it easier to just fall over.

Norman Wisdom

It was absolutely thrilling to meet Laurel and Hardy, they were so nice.

Norman Wisdom

There are people who like just ordinary comedy fun, and making mistakes - which I do easily - and then there are people who like the falling over.

Norman Wisdom

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

Norman Wisdom

What I like doing most is making children laugh.

Norman Wisdom

Author Bio

  • NameNorman Wisdom
  • DescriptionEnglish actor, comedian and singer-songwriter
  • BornFebruary 4, 1915
  • DiedOctober 4, 2010
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor; Comedian; Screenwriter; Musician; Singer-songwriter; Composer
  • AwardsOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire