I really do believe that there are those who would like and trust me better if they saw me weeping into a whisky, making a fool of myself, getting aggressive, maudlin and drunkenly out of control. I have never found those states in others anything other than tiring, awkward, embarrassing and fantastically dull, but I am quite sure that people would cherish a view of me in that condition at least once in a while.
Stephen FryAs someone who worked hard for a Labour victory in the 90s, do I regret it? Not really. It was bound to happen. And it'll happen with the next government, and the one after it. Because all governments serve us. They serve the filth.
Stephen FryYou don't get depressed because bad things happen to you. That's getting pissed off and annoyed. That's reasonable. Someone hits you in the face you go ow, you know that's... but depression is something that happens like weather to you inside you.
Stephen FryI am aware of the technical distinction between โlessโ and โfewerโ, and between โuninterestedโ and โdisinterestedโ and โinferโ and โimplyโ, but none of these are of importance to me. โNone of these are of importance,โ I wrote there, youโll notice โ the old pedantic me would have insisted on โnone of them is of importanceโ. Well Iโm glad to say Iโve outgrown that silly approach to language
Stephen Fry