When I go on holiday and people ask me what I do, I tell them I do some internet stuff and I’ve done a couple of books and I hope they just leave it at that. Karl Pilkington Read Quote
I came face-to-face with a gorilla which was quite good, but it was a 10-hour trek in bad weather, up hills, covered in mud, with mosquitoes everywhere and when we got there the gorilla’s just sat there doing nowt. Karl Pilkington Read Quote
The reason I did the book about holidays is that you’re a different person on holiday. You’re sleeping somewhere unfamiliar, knocking about with people you’ve never met and for 10 days you’re someone else. You’re out of your comfortable zone. Karl Pilkington Read Quote
We’ll all die out eventually. Humans will be gone. And all I’m saying is, when people worry about polar bears disappearing or whatever, it’s like, ‘Well that’s life, things will come and go, we’ll find new species.’ Karl Pilkington Read Quote
Me mum used to always have the radio on – even now she has it on in every room. Me girlfriend sort of blames that reason for me not doing that well at school – constant noise, really. Karl Pilkington Read Quote
People say if bees die out, the world would end, apparently. Now, I don’t know if that’s true, if that’s some bee enthusiast who managed to write a good document, and people believe this. Karl Pilkington Read Quote
You know, when you’re a producer, you’re a bit of a lackey. You’re just making cups of tea and making sure they’ve got newspaper, stuff like that. Karl Pilkington Read Quote
I’ve never thought about it before, but I suppose bad people might need someone to pray to, too. Karl Pilkington Read Quote
I don’t really go out at night in terms of noisy, busy places; I prefer more of a quiet corner somewhere. Karl Pilkington Read Quote
