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Never underestimate the intelligence of the audience; make good programmes, and they will come.

~Armando Iannucci

Topics: Audience Come Good Intelligence Make Never Never Underestimate Programmes Underestimate Will

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I refuse to work evenings or weekends. If a script sees my character meeting for dinner, I put a line through the words and make them meet for lunch.

~Armando Iannucci

Topics: Character Dinner Evenings Line Lunch Make Meet Meeting Put Refuse Script Sees Them Through Weekends Words Work

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I assume everyone around me is older because they look more responsible.

~Armando Iannucci

Topics: Around Assume Because Everyone Look Me More Older Responsible

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I briefly thought of becoming a priest but quickly saw that would be ridiculous.

~Armando Iannucci

Topics: Becoming Priest Quickly Ridiculous Saw Thought Would

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I am an optimist even though I am told everything I do is negative and cynical.

~Armando Iannucci

Topics: Am Cynical Even Everything Negative Optimist Though I Am

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When you do a movie as opposed to a TV show, it's always tempting to think everything has to be big and exaggerated and spectacular. And in fact, a lot of the funniest comedy films have been very intimate.

~Armando Iannucci

Topics: Always Been Big Comedy Everything Exaggerated Fact Films Funniest In Fact Intimate Lot Movie Opposed Show Spectacular Tempting Think Tv Tv Show Very You

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I find it an easy way into writing pieces is to think what the character's voice is like, and start from there.

~Armando Iannucci

Topics: Character Easy Easy Way Find Like Pieces Start Think Voice Way Writing

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When I started off, I always used to do parodies and impressions, mimicking people... and then institutions. You become aware that some institutions have their own language. You almost define yourself by how you speak.

~Armando Iannucci

Topics: Almost Always Aware Become Define How Impressions Institutions Language Off Own People Some Speak Started Then Used You Yourself

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When I'm making something, I've always felt in charge and therefore able to call the shots. But what you've got to do is stop that turning into arrogance or despotism!

~Armando Iannucci

Topics: Able Always Arrogance Call Charge Despotism Felt Got Making Shots Something Stop Therefore Turning You

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Joe Biden is that special combination of someone who is very talented and influential, but when he starts speaking, there's inevitably going to be headlines written about something he said.

~Armando Iannucci

Topics: About Combination Going He Headlines Inevitably Influential Joe Said Someone Something Speaking Special Starts Talented Very Who Written

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Writer

Born: November 28th, 1963

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