Norman Wisdom Quotes

As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two.

I was born in London, and went to school in Scotland – I used to be dead tired when I got home at night.

I’ve got one idea I want to do for a film and you know I just enjoy myself doing bits and pieces.

I was born in very sorry circumstances. Both of my parents were very sorry

I’ve always had a sense of humour, and I still do, so I just want to go on performing as long as I can. It’s as simple as that.

It was absolutely thrilling to meet Laurel and Hardy, they were so nice.

I do play drums when I’m on tour.

At my age, the radiation will probably do me good.

Such is life and life is such and after all it isn’t much. First a cradle. Then a hearse. It might have been better, but it could have been worse.

My comedy is for children from three to 93. You do need a slightly childish sense of humour and if you haven’t got that, it’s very sad.

I play drums, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, piano.

In fact, one was so booked out we went from March and were to go till November, but the pantomime was booked so they transferred the show to the Prince of Wales Theatre because it was so packed out, and it ran on from there.