21 Quotes & Sayings By Dylan Moran

Dylan Moran began his career in the mid-1980s in the Edinburgh comedy scene. Since then he has appeared in several feature films including "The Tall Guy" starring Chris Rock, "A Cock & Bull Story" with Steve Coogan, "Bend It Like Beckham" and "The Importance of Being Idle". He has also appeared on numerous TV shows including "Have I Got News for You", "Would I Lie to You?" and "The Last Leg". Moran is also a regular on radio, with shows on BBC 6 Music and LBC 97.3 Read more

His memoirs of growing up in Scotland, I'm Not the Hero of This Story (2014), were published to critical acclaim; it was shortlisted for the 2015 Costa Book of the Year Award for Non-Fiction.

People will kill you. Over time. They will shave out...
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People will kill you. Over time. They will shave out every last morsel of fun in you with little, harmless sounding phrases that people uses every day, like: 'Be realistic! '" (2009)] Dylan Moran
I don't do drugs. If I want a rush I...
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I don't do drugs. If I want a rush I just stand up when I'm not expecting it. Dylan Moran
Don't do it! Stay away from your potential. You'll mess...
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Don't do it! Stay away from your potential. You'll mess it up, it's potential, leave it. Anyway, it's like your bank balance - you always have a lot less than you think. Dylan Moran
Its not easy being a man you know. I had...
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Its not easy being a man you know. I had to get dressed today… and there are other pressures. Dylan Moran
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And I'm not saying it's a bad song, you know, or anything like that. All I'm saying is that if you get, I don't know, a broom, say, and dip it in some brake fluid, put the other end up my arse, stick me on a trampoline in a moving lift, and I would write a better song on the walls. That's all I'm saying. Dylan Moran
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A man does not know how he came by the half a pie he is holding in his hand! Dylan Moran
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People will kill you. Over time. They will shave out every last morsel of fun in you with little, harmless sounding phrases that people uses every day, like: 'Be realis Dylan Moran
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He looks like a horse in a man costume! Dylan Moran
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People will kill you over time. And how they’ll kill you is with tiny, harmless phrases like ‘be realistic’. Dylan Moran
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Or that other bullshit, 'I need more space.' People never quantify exactly how much space they need, but strangely enough it always seems to be the exact same height, depth, and breadth as you. Dylan Moran
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The most dangerous drink is gin. You have to be really, really careful with that. And you also have to be 45, female and sitting on the stairs. Because gin isn't really a drink, it's more a mascara thinner. "Nobody likes my shoes! " "I made.. I made fifty.. fucking vol-au-vents, and not one of you.. not one of you.. said 'Thank you.'" And my favourite: "Everybody, shut up. Shut up! This song is all about me. . Dylan Moran
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The terror of failure can make you feel like a failure. So a bunch of people think you're not very good at your thing. How much do you invest in what they say? How much do you care? Failure is not putting yourself on the line. Dylan Moran
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I'm actually about as famous as a fourth division footballer from the 70s. Dylan Moran
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I'm just a guy who happens to work in public from time to time. I've built a reputation as an established comic, not as a celebrity - a celebrity is someone who is famous but doesn't do anything. Dylan Moran
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I don't want to do panel games or adverts. I really like challenges. I always get roles as an art teacher or a photographer. In the future I want to play something like a mugger/assassin/pastry chef. Dylan Moran
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I think that women just have a primeval instinct to make soup, which they will try to foist on anybody who looks like a likely candidate. Dylan Moran
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I fear we might be losing the basic human facility to be alone - and with that you throw out independent decision-making, what to trust, what not to trust; key stuff - a perilous loss. Dylan Moran
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Children are the most honest critics. They will say 'You're funny', but also 'You're pathetic - go away.' Dylan Moran
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I have a very low level of recognition, which is fine by me. Dylan Moran
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I don't know that you're able to measure your aggregate wisdom as you go through life. I can't say that I ever feel that I'm sitting on top of a growing mound of wisdom. Dylan Moran