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If there is a God, his plan is very similar to someone not having a plan.

~Eddie Izzard

Topics: God Having His Plan Similar Someone Very

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Cats have a scam going - you buy the food, they eat the food, they go away; that's the deal.

~Eddie Izzard

Topics: Away Buy Cats Deal Eat Food Go Go Away Going Scam You

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So the American government lied to the Native Americans for many, many years, and then President Clinton lied about a relationship, and everyone was surprised! A little naive, I feel!

~Eddie Izzard

Topics: About American American Government Clinton Everyone Feel Government Lied Little Many Naive Native Native Americans President President Clinton Relationship Surprised Then Years I Feel

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There was no religion in my life growing up. Did God invent us or did we invent God?

~Eddie Izzard

Topics: Did God Growing Growing Up Invent Life My Life Religion Up Us

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If you've never seen an elephant ski, you've never been on acid.

~Eddie Izzard

Topics: Acid Been Elephant Never Seen Ski You

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I just believe in the goodwill of people, the power of people to do something positive.

~Eddie Izzard

Topics: Believe Goodwill Just People Positive Power Something

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I use a Bruce Lee technique: 'The way of no way.' He had the idea that he would learn everything, so that whoever he had to fight, he could improvise anything. The best way of starting a gig is just to not think of anything - to clear your mind, not in an empty Zen state, but more just to go on and see where you go.

~Eddie Izzard

Topics: Anything Best Best Way Bruce Bruce Lee Clear Could Empty Everything Fight Gig Go Had He Idea Improvise Just Learn Lee Mind More See Starting State Technique Think Use Way Where Whoever Would You Your Zen

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I'd be happy to be taken as a woman - and that's what I was initially trying to do when I started throwing on dresses and stuff. But that wasn't going to happen because everyone kept calling me sir. So I thought I'd change the method and just start wearing what I wanted to wear.

~Eddie Izzard

Topics: Be Happy Because Calling Change Dresses Everyone Going Happen Happy Initially Just Kept Me Method Sir Start Started Stuff Taken Thought Throwing Trying Wanted Wear Wearing Woman

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I felt audiences are happier to take comedy people who play darker people because there's a link between the psychosis of comedy and the psychosis of being a twisted character.

~Eddie Izzard

Topics: Audiences Because Being Between Character Comedy Darker Felt Happier Link People Play Psychosis Take Twisted Who

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I like my coffee like I like my women. In a plastic cup.

~Eddie Izzard

Topics: Coffee Cup Like Plastic Women

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Comedian

Born: February 7th, 1962

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