Eric Sykes Professions : Television writer Born : May 4, 1923 Died : July 4, 2012 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Eric Sykes I had lunch with a chess champion the other day. I knew he was a chess champion because it took him 20 minutes to pass the salt. Eric Sykes champion lunch chess I'm proud of being a vaudevillian, the last of my line. A lot of people think my entertainment is candy-floss. Well, entertainment is too aggressive these days, all 'in your face.' Eric Sykes lines people thinking I asked my publisher what would happen if he sold all the copies of my book he'd printed. He said 'I'll just print another ten'. Eric Sykes print said book Being deaf and partially blind means I don't really watch TV. I wouldn't know what to do with a remote control. Eric Sykes tvs watches mean Similar Authors Brad Falchuk television-writer Bridget Carpenter television-writer Andrew Kreisberg television-writer Amy Sherman-Palladino television-writer Alec Sulkin television-writer Adrian Hodges television-writer All Authors