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David Mitchell

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2009-07-19
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  1. “I don't think they were his. I think Tom Jones have it. They were huge. And someone had gone to the shop and bought the largest and least sexy pair of female pants available to throw at me. And it's definitely sort of a reflection on the way I'm seen and not entirely a complimentary one.”

    2009-07-19 · Desert Island Discs · David Mitchell · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  2. “No, it's not a comforting thought. And the number of times people say, you're so like your character from Peep Show are not comforting moments. I console myself with the thought that, well, obviously he's like me because he looks and sounds like me. And also that I'm happy in my career and most of the choices I've made. And he isn't. And I think it's important for my mental health that I continue to draw that distinction. And I love the fact that British sitcoms are an environment in which people like Mark Corrigan are the centre of attention in which the sort of doubting mediocrity gets a bit of focus, because God knows they don't get it in life. So, you know, I'm happy to take one on the chin to allow that to happen.”

    2009-07-19 · Desert Island Discs · David Mitchell · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  3. “Primarily, I'd say he's unhappy and he doesn't like himself, and he feels he has an inability to do the things society requires of him, and his desperation is to break in and gain acceptance. I think he's neither loathsome nor commendable. I think he's like a lot of people, probably a little bit worse than average, and”

    2009-07-19 · Desert Island Discs · David Mitchell · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  4. “No, I am a glass half empty person, I suppose, but I like to think, I don't think it's the end of the world that the glass is half empty. I do acknowledge that there's something in the glass.”

    2009-07-19 · Desert Island Discs · David Mitchell · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source