Craig Charles Professions : Actor Born : July 11, 1964 Browse All Authors Top 20 quotes by Craig Charles It's evolve or die, really, you have to evolve, you have to move on otherwise it just becomes stagnant. Craig Charles dies evolve moving Who needs drugs when you have Takeshi's Castle? Craig Charles castles drug needs I was thinking - if we get a cell with a trouser press, we can make cheese toasties. Craig Charles cheese cells thinking It's not supposed to be easy, if it's easy, it's no good, that's the way I look at it. Craig Charles easy looks way My life has been, I suppose, the most incredible series of highs and lows. Craig Charles incredibles has-beens lows I have a stepladder. It's a very nice stepladder but it's sad that I never knew my real ladder. Craig Charles ladders nice real There was never any career plan. When 'Red Dwarf' started I thought we were doing a curious little sitcom on BBC2, I didn't think I was becoming an actor. I didn't see that 21 years later I'd still be talking about it, let alone filming a new one. For me everything's always been an accident. Craig Charles dwarves careers thinking British fans are exceptional, but the American fans are something else. Some of them fly 500 miles to stand in line for three hours, just to meet me, then when they do they collapse. Craig Charles lines fans three The inventory process and stepping back in your life can sometimes be a very dark process. But it also can be extremely funny and surprising. Craig Charles inventory dark sometimes Coming from having absolutely nothing to having a few grand in the bank, it was a big culture leap. I think that's why I went off the rails a bit really, 'cause there was no training for it. They didn't do fame in schools. Craig Charles training school thinking We were the only black family in an estate with 1,000 white families. Liverpool being quite racist in the Sixties, it was a bit grim growing up. Craig Charles growing-up black white Once journalists have been rifling through your dustbins, you do try and keep them at arms' length. Craig Charles dustbin arms trying Prison widens your circle of friends. In my stand-up, I can now talk about things that no one else has the right to touch. Craig Charles circle-of-friends circles prison For me, everything has always been an accident. Craig Charles accidents I'm busy and that's the way I like it - when I have too much downtime I get into trouble. Craig Charles downtime too-much way I've got wealth and fame but I haven't changed my roots. Craig Charles wealth roots fame Critics called me 'egregious' - I had to look that one up - and 'creepy', but now I don't read them, I weigh them. Craig Charles critics creepy looks I've been very lucky, this is my 30th year on TV. Craig Charles tvs lucky years What's amazing is that I'm recognized all over the world through 'Red Dwarf.' British fans are exceptional, but the American fans are something else. Some of them fly 500 miles to stand in line for three hours, just to meet me, then when they do they collapse. It makes you feel like a rock star! Craig Charles fly me you red You've got to take the positives. Craig Charles positives got take you Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors
