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. David Walliams More Quotes by David Walliams More Quotes From David Walliams I was quite fat as a kid. And swimming is a sport you can enjoy whatever size you are. If you're fat, running is a pain. I'm not really built for running. David Walliams pain running sports When I was a child I devoured every book I could get my hands on. I loved losing myself in colourful and dramatic stories - and my absolute favourite was 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.' Everything about it electrified me, and when I re-read Roald Dahl's books as an adult it surprised me. David Walliams book children hands All you can do in this life is follow your dreams. Otherwise you're just wasting your time. David Walliams this-life life-is dream A bully can only make you feel bad about yourself if you let them. David Walliams about-yourself bully feels In Britain, a cup of tea is the answer to every problem. Fallen off your bicycle? Nice cup of tea. Your house has been destroyed by a meteorite? Nice cup of tea and a biscuit. Your entire family has been eaten by a Tyrannosaurus Rex that has travelled through a space/time portal? Nice cup of tea and a piece of cake. Possibly a savoury option would be welcome here too, for example a Scotch egg or a sausage roll. David Walliams cake eggs nice 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. David Walliams creativity character children I think all those rules are boring. About what people can and can't wear. Surely everyone should be able to wear whatever they like? David Walliams able people thinking I love telling stories. I love the intimacy between the writer and reader. When you write sketches it's over in two minutes. When you write a book the characters have to have a bit of emotional depth. David Walliams writing character book I've just swum the length of the Thames. I feel quite tired. David Walliams thames length tired 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. David Walliams loathing elements self I was the kind of person who got bullied and loved the attention of it. David Walliams being-bullied kind attention People think writing a children's book is something you could do in an afternoon but it's actually really hard. David Walliams writing book children My favourite restaurant of all time is Mildreds on London's Lexington Street. It's a little vegetarian restaurant and is really fun and healthy, too. It was the first place I went to in London and really liked. That was 20 years ago, and it is still my favourite. David Walliams healthy fun years I am a huge fan of 'Doctor Who.' David Walliams doctors huge fans 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. David Walliams bathroom comedy children Children's books are often seen as the poor relation of literature. But children are just as demanding as adult readers, if not more so. I should know. I'm a children's writer myself. David Walliams adults book children I would recommend that anyone who wants to do comedy on TV to do radio first. David Walliams radio want firsts It was impossible to sleep. Anxiety stopped me from falling asleep; depression woke me up. David Walliams anxiety sleep fall 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. David Walliams swimming father thinking I thrive off the company of others, I love being sociable. David Walliams sociable company thrive
