Adrian Edmondson Quotes

Adrian Edmondson — English Actor born on January 24, 1957,

Adrian Charles "Ade" Edmondson is an English comedian, actor, writer, musician, television presenter and director. He came to prominence in the early 1980s and was part of the alternative comedy boom. He is probably best known for his comedic roles in the television series The Young Ones and Bottom , for which he also wrote together with his long-time collaborative partner Rik Mayall. Edmondson also appeared in The Comic Strip Presents... series of films throughout the 1980s and 1990s. For one episode of this he created the spoof heavy metal band Bad News, and for another he played his nihilistic alter-ego Eddie Monsoon, an offensive South African television star... (wikipedia)

A lot of people are obsessed with looking cool. They feel they have to look after their image.

On stage, we just want to generate hysteria. We don't care about looking cool or posing.

Performers like Tommy Cooper, who are always getting things wrong, are much more endearing than comedians who are sassy and smart.

Richie and Eddie couldn't exist without each other. They're two halves of the same person.

I've always had a kind of visual eye, and it was a pleasant exercise for that.