What was alien was being ordinary, being humdrum, being trapped into appeasing...having to crush and stifle my opinions, not being allowed to be brilliant, tricking myself into mediocrity.
Russell BrandAnd while we're on the subject of ducks, which we plainly are, the story, 'The Ugly Duckling' ought be banned as the central character wasn't a duckling or he wouldn't have grown up into a swan. He was a cygnet.
Russell BrandHow long is it polite to continue to be interested in what someone says after they reveal they've got a boyfriend?
Russell BrandImagining the overthrow of the current political system is the only way I can be enthused about politics.
Russell Brand