David Walliams
David Walliams
David Edward Williams, known as David Walliams, is an English comedian, actor, author, presenter, television presenter and activist, known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the BBC One sketch shows Little Britain, Rock Profile and Come Fly with Me...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth20 August 1971
CityLondon, England
thrive company sociable
I thrive off the company of others, I love being sociable.
children creativity character
I had a very happy childhood, but I wasn't that happy a child. I liked being alone and creating characters and voices. I think that's when your creativity is developed, when you're young. I liked the world of the imagination because it was an easy place to go to.
dream life-is this-life
All you can do in this life is follow your dreams. Otherwise you're just wasting your time.
radio firsts tvs
I would recommend that anyone who wants to do comedy on TV to do radio first.
thinking water people
Sometimes you meet people who can't swim. And I always think: 'Oh my God, that's extraordinary.' For me, it's always been a treat I just feel really happy in the water.
father swimming thinking
I know some of my parents' friends think 'Little Britain' is in incredibly poor taste. But swimming the Channel? You can't really say anything negative about that, can you? There's nothing better than making your parents happy. The glee on my father's face that day was amazing.
children bathroom comedy
I was depressed as a child. I found it hard to make friends. My favourite thing was locking myself in the bathroom and practising comedy routines.
children book writing
People think writing a children's book is something you could do in an afternoon but it's actually really hard.
school support-you people
I've noticed that once you leave London you do kind of become a bit more famous. People in London are a bit too cool for school. It's not so unusual to see someone from London in the street. But outside of London people are a bit more excited to see you and come out and support you.
attention kind being-bullied
I was the kind of person who got bullied and loved the attention of it.
self elements way
I still enjoy my life, and I feel like I've achieved enough things that if I never did anything again, I'd feel confident that I'd still have made my mark in some way. But maybe the self-loathing bit is the element that makes you strive for more. Makes you strive to be better.
criticism want i-can
I can't see why anyone would want to be in politics because you get so much criticism.
believe effort ends
I haven't put much effort into my personal life and blithely believe it will turn out all right in the end.
laughter shows
I have always liked shows that have laughter in them.