I used to have a silk dressing gown an uncle bought in Japan and when I came downstairs in it, my dad used to call me Davinia. There was never embarrassment about that kind of thing. My sister used to dress me up a lot. She thought I was a little doll. David Walliams Read Quote
It’s a weird thing because I’ve been single at the time when I’ve been successful. That’s good and bad. Good, because you meet lots of people, bad because your privacy is infringed, so it’s harder to develop things. David Walliams Read Quote
We sort of expect to see men in women’s clothes. It’s part of our culture. The key thing is, it has to be done quite badly. David Walliams Read Quote
There’s a sort of magic and music to comedy. Some words, some numbers even, are funnier than others. A Caramac bar, for instance, is funnier than a Milky Way. David Walliams Read Quote
I don’t know what I’ll be like when I’m 60. I already have the traits of a retired gentleman. David Walliams Read Quote
I haven’t put much effort into my personal life and blithely believe it will turn out all right in the end. David Walliams Read Quote
It’s easier not to make a particular joke in case it offends. But every joke will offend someone, and I’ve always believed that the audience is bigger than one person. The danger is that things will become bland. David Walliams Read Quote
I love telling stories. I love the intimacy between the writer and reader. When you write sketches it’s over in two minutes. When you write a book the characters have to have a bit of emotional depth. David Walliams Read Quote
I know some of my parents’ friends think ‘Little Britain’ is in incredibly poor taste. But swimming the Channel? You can’t really say anything negative about that, can you? There’s nothing better than making your parents happy. The glee on my father’s face that day was amazing. David Walliams Read Quote
Sometimes you meet people who can’t swim. And I always think: ‘Oh my God, that’s extraordinary.’ For me, it’s always been a treat… I just feel really happy in the water. David Walliams Read Quote
