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13 quotes by Alan Davies

Alan Roger Davies (/ˈdeɪvɪs/; born 6 March 1966) is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actor, best known for playing the title role in the BBC mystery drama series Jonathan Creek since 1997 and for appearing as the permanent panellist on the BBC panel show QI from 2003.
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I'm quite a curious person. I don't mind being the one who doesn't know things, a role I often play in QI.

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I like pubs too, but it's hard for me to go and get proper bladdered in the way I used to. I don't want to moan about being recognised but I... →

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The thing I'd really like to see is the old London Bridge, with all the old buildings around it like Shakespeare's Globe. I'd like to... →

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There's a lot to do when you're a kid - spiders to catch, girls to poke in the eye - stuff to be getting on with.

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I don't drive around London much. Any journey around Islington involves hundreds of speed bumps that seem to tear the bottom of your car off.

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I was hugely disappointed that 'Whites' was cancelled.

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I'm more inclined to linger in the science pages of 'The Week' magazine. But my principle obsessions are still watching sitcoms and... →

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I'm not a great shopper but I do buy a lot of books. I'm the publishers' friend - I buy a hundred books a year and read four.

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The principle that light can be in two places at the same time is absolutely extraordinary.

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My favourite restaurant is the Thai Corner Cafe on St Paul's Road. We go there all the time. I shouldn't really mention it - I don't want... →

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The one I remember is going into London, as it was for us in Essex, on New Year's Eve in 1981. There were four of us and we'd had a few... →

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I liked the idea of all of humanity fitting inside a sugar cube because more than 99.9% of matter is space.

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I see myself as a comic but the acting helps sell tickets for gigs.

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