I didn't do very well academically; I was always in the bottom class. Chris Lilley More Quotes by Chris Lilley More Quotes From Chris Lilley It takes me ages to write stuff. Chris Lilley agestuffwriting In Australia, I'm built up as this comedy hero, which was never my intention. Chris Lilley comedyaustraliahero When I was in school, I was always writing scripts and dressing up as characters. I'd constantly be that guy who'd get up on stage. I used to write imaginary TV shows, like soap operas, for fun. Chris Lilley writingfunschool It's barely OK for me to be dressed up as a black guy. But part of me kind of enjoys provoking people. Chris Lilley blackguypeople I'm pretty lucky. I don't get too many haters. Chris Lilley lucky Australia has a thing where apparently it's fine for me to dress up as an Asian woman. No one has questioned that. Chris Lilley asianaustraliadresses I feel like I'm so normal. So normal it's boring. Chris Lilley normalboringfeels I think it just really excites me, the idea of delving so far into a character that people actually believe it's real, and I start to believe it's real. It's a strange thing to say, but it's the thrill of getting all the details right and being so absorbed in the character that people go along with the illusion. Chris Lilley realcharacterbelieve I feel really qualified to write about Australia. Chris Lilley australiawritingfeels I find actors a little bit too self-conscious. Chris Lilley actorsselflittles I like the boundaries, the kinds of conventions of a documentary and having to work within that. Chris Lilley documentarieskindboundaries I find teenage girls endlessly funny. Chris Lilley teenage-girlteenagegirl I like playing all sorts of ages and genders. Chris Lilley genderage I get asked to do stupid things like panel shows and talk shows and things. Chris Lilley stupid-thingsstupidshows I have a massive guilt thing about money. Chris Lilley massiveguilt I met Kim Kardashian in a nightclub once, and she was really nice. Kanye West was with her, but he didn't speak. He just looked at me. Chris Lilley kimnicespeak To be honest, after all the crap that happened with 'Summer Heights High,' I was like, 'I'm not going to write anything controversial or edgy ever again; I just can't handle the blame.' Chris Lilley heightsummerwriting I'm not interested in being one of those comedians who wants to look good and be this 'cool' funny person. I don't care how weird or ugly I look. Chris Lilley comediancarelooks I've done signings where elderly people will line up to get photos with me and ask me to sign things. They don't even pretend it's for their grandkids. They're like, "No, it's for me." Chris Lilley elderlydonepeople I'm interested in youth culture - when your parents are running your life, but you think you're the big man - but I'm not trying to make a statement. Chris Lilley runningmenthinking
