Russell Brand

Comedian, Actor

Russell Brand is a British comedian, actor, and author known for his provocative views on politics, spirituality, and society, particularly in works like 'Revolution'.

Born
June 4, 1975
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Rank
#552

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"No one shuts their laptop after looking at pornography and says, 'What a productive time I just spent connecting with the world!'"

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"Over the road there was a church: a modern gray building, which constantly played a recording of church bells. Strange it was. Why no proper bells? I never went in but I bet it was a robot church for androids, where the Bible was in binary and their Jesus had laser eyes and metal claws."

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"I'm famous now. But now that I've got fame and some of the other things I thought would make me happy - it ain't worked"

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"Say I feel all sad and self-indulgent, then get stung by a wasp, my misery feels quite abstract and I long just to be in spiritual pain once more - 'damn you tiny assassin, clad in yellow and black, how I crave my former innocence where melancholy was my only trial'."

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"If your body is 90% water what have you got to drink water all the time for? Why can't you just have some crisps?"

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"Don't listen to me. I'm a maniac, but the voice in your head, ask it "Is it right to kill 200 million animals simply for fun?". What did it say? Right. There you go."

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"Fear travels fast. Love travels a little more slowly. Rationale takes a little more consideration."

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"I struggle in these situations not to let my madness govern me, and to let the positive aspects of my character define my life."

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"All we can do is adapt the way we view this condition, not as a crime or a romantic affectation but as a disease that will kill. We need to review the way society treats addicts, not as criminals but as sick people in need of care."

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"It was crushingly disappointing as a fan of The Simpsons to discover that it's just you in a room speaking into a microphone. I thought I was going to become friends with Homer Simpson, but unfortunately none of them are real."

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"The need to find out what will happen if I don't relent or moderate my actions has been a constant source of difficulty and discomfort in my life."

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"If you strip away self-effacement, charm and the spirit of mischief-qualities that make determination and ambition tolerable- you're left with a right ar**hole."

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"And 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."

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"The economy is just a metaphorical device, it’s not real. That's why it's got the word con in it."

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"Thus another friendship was dashed on the cruel rocks amid the storm of my self-destruction."

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"The more people who have access to this vital information the better society will be."

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"As a performer, I'm very, very confident in what I do."

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"A buddy of mine was addicted to heroin and he told me that people who say quitting cigarettes is harder than quitting heroin are wrong."

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