Top 37 Quotes by Jack Dee

About Jack Dee

These are some quotes by British author Jack Dee Comedian, who was born on September 24, 1962.

I had a longing for ritual, something I could cling to, a routine to make me feel well and contented. I hoped that reading Bible commentaries and theological critiques would nudge me closer to some kind of absolute that I could hold up as a torch to light my way.

Jack Dee

Comedy and tragedy are two sides of the same coin. A talent in one area might also lead to a predisposition in the other.

Comedy and tragedy are two sides of the same coin. A talent in one area might also lead to a predisposition in the other.

Jack Dee

I was so keen to become a comedian that actually doing the comedy itself almost came second.

I was so keen to become a comedian that actually doing the comedy itself almost came second.

Jack Dee

It's something that has informed quite a lot of my comedy - that idea of someone who is always trying to get in there with the right crowd, always trying to be a certain type of person and never managing it.

Jack Dee

I think it is more a cautiousness that protects me from enthusiasm about things. I tend not to get excited. People perceive it as a scowl, which is fair enough.

I think it is more a cautiousness that protects me from enthusiasm about things. I tend not to get excited. People perceive it as a scowl, which is fair enough.

Jack Dee

I don't like men who blow-dry their hair. If you are a man and you blow-dry your hair, then I don't like you and that's all there is to it.

I don't like men who blow-dry their hair. If you are a man and you blow-dry your hair, then I don't like you and that's all there is to it.

Jack Dee

If I've inadvertently become some sort of role model for failed comedians, then it's really backfired very badly on me.

If I've inadvertently become some sort of role model for failed comedians, then it's really backfired very badly on me.

Jack Dee

If I'm pushed, I'd also have to admit I don't like people with allergies. They just annoy me. There seems to be something far too self-centred about it. 'No thanks, I'm allergic.' Why not just say 'No thanks'? I wasn't asking for your medical history, I was just passing around the nuts. Trying to be friendly, that's all.

Jack Dee

In many ways, not fitting in has been a comedic asset and a comedic resource.

In many ways, not fitting in has been a comedic asset and a comedic resource.

Jack Dee

I hate people who think it's clever to take drugs... like custom officers.

I hate people who think it's clever to take drugs... like custom officers.

Jack Dee

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