Children's books are often seen as the poor relation of literature. But children are just as demanding as adult readers, if not more so. I should know. I'm a children's writer myself. David Walliams adultbookchild Change image and share on social
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 bitebookcharacter Change image and share on social
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 badlyclotheculture Change image and share on social
I haven't put much effort into my personal life and blithely believe it will turn out all right in the end. David Walliams blithelyeffortend Change image and share on social
I've done panel shows, which I enjoy, and on those you're recording half-an-hour of TV and sometimes they film for two hours. But with 'Britain's Got Talent,' you're on camera for eight hours, with a large theatre audience watching - and in between you're being filmed for ITV2 as you eat your lunch. David Walliams audiencebritaincamera share on social
All human life can be found in an airport. David Walliams airportfindhuman Change image and share on social
I thrive off the company of others, I love being sociable. David Walliams companylovesociable Change image and share on social
People think writing a children's book is something you could do in an afternoon but it's actually really hard. David Walliams afternoonbookchild Change image and share on social
I'm terribly attention-seeking. It's very different once you get all this attention, though. Because then you want to control it. And you can't exactly. David Walliams attentioncontrolseek Change image and share on social
When you are doing endurance swimming you just need to take in as many carbs as possible to put on as much weight as you can. Basically you can eat whatever you want, which can be quite fun. Everything is guilt-free. David Walliams basicallycarbeat share on social