I was just a toddler when my dad died in a car crash. With my mum, Eunice, being a young widow with a large family, she really struggled money-wise. Bob Mortimer Read Quote
I wouldn’t wish it on people but there is a positive side to a near-death experience. People used to ask me do you fancy doing this or that – and it was like I had a file of reasons in my head for not doing things. I would riffle through it until I found one. But I’ve dropped that. Bob Mortimer Read Quote
When they told me I had to have a heart operation, my main memory is standing in my kitchen and thinking what I would really miss was my little tea towel. Not for one minute did I think, ‘Oh, I’m going to really miss performing.’ The things you’re going to miss are your wife, your egg cup, your seat that you sit in to watch TV. Bob Mortimer Read Quote
My shyness probably defined the first 30 years of my life, really. It’s a crippling thing. It can be very lonely knowing that you’ve got things to say, but you daren’t say them. Bob Mortimer Read Quote
I have always been a bit of a recluse, but I really was after the heart thing. And everyone knew. Bob Mortimer Read Quote
