7 Quotes & Sayings By Robert Webb

In the UK, Robert Webb is best known for his role as the lead character in Peep Show, a comedy show that won numerous awards including three BAFTAs. In the US, he has been compared to Stephen Colbert for his sharp wit and political insight. Webb plays Jason Stackhouse on True Blood and also wrote and starred in the film The Death of Stalin, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January 2017. He is a regular contributor to his website "The Week", and has written for The Guardian and The New Statesman.

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Parenting girls makes you quite gender-conscious - it's almost impossible to fight the power of pink. It's not such a terrible thing to want to be a princess when you're five, but it would be nice if there were some other options. Robert Webb
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I had a friend at college who took being poor very personally. He started showering in the sports centre next door and said he wasn't going to pay for the hot water in our flat any more because he didn't use it. He made me and my other friend pay the bills on our own. Robert Webb
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The strength of 'Peep Show' has always been that that it's quite traditional, but it's obviously presented in a very new way. Robert Webb
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My first proper kiss was from Cara Shucksmith when I was 13 or 14 at her birthday party. Robert Webb
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I proposed to my wife on Brighton Beach, and she said yes. That's pretty romantic. Even though I forgot to go down on one knee because I was too busy trying to compose the question. Robert Webb
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Feminism isn't about hating men. It's about challenging the absurd gender distinctions that boys and girls learn from childhood and carry into their adult lives. Robert Webb