The misapprehension about me is that I am some loud, rampant maniac. I am actually very pensive and quiet. Brian Blessed More Quotes by Brian Blessed More Quotes From Brian Blessed The household I grew up in... was rather like an Ovaltine advert. There was a huge fire, a kettle on the fire, the oven with the bread being baked every day, and there was the radio; it was very magical to hear all these wonderful programmes. Brian Blessed radio fire bread When I was 11 I played the part of Rumpelstiltskin and my teacher told me I would make a great actor. Brian Blessed great-actors actors teacher Wishing kindness and compassion to all living creatures. Brian Blessed compassion wish kindness I've completed half of my space training at Space City in Moscow. I love adventure, and I've been training in a centrifuge and MiG Fighter with a view to going into space and being a spokesman for space exploration! Brian Blessed space views adventure My parents were so proud when I got a scholarship to go to theatre school - it was unheard of that a coal-miners son should go to drama school. Brian Blessed drama school son I've always hated it when people overspend, are spoilt or throw their money away. Brian Blessed spoilt hated people My dad was opening fast bowler for Yorkshire's second team and I couldn't believe he could die. He wasn't going to get better for at least six months, so I left school early to become the family breadwinner. Brian Blessed dad team believe We had a food store at the theatre and I used to pinch food. I pinched some trousers and shirts to keep me going but they would wear out. I was virtually on the breadline. Brian Blessed shirts theatre used When I was in Downing Street, David Cameron saw me and said, "Please, shout it all around and let it penetrate to my cabinet meeting." So I bellowed: "Gordon's alive!" Brian Blessed downing-street saws alive My biggest love is space. I completed 800 hours' space training in Moscow and I became the world's oldest man to go to the North Magnetic Pole. At 67, I also became the oldest man to reach 28,400ft on Everest without oxygen. Brian Blessed oxygen love-is men I've always been generous and like giving to charities and people in need. Brian Blessed giving people needs I threw [Picasso's] drawing on the floor and in doing so, threw away about £50m. Brian Blessed drawing Ninety nine per cent of the time, for anyone who wins or makes money, it makes them happy. Brian Blessed ninety-nine making-money winning I do everything I can for wild animals because they have such a bloody awful time. Brian Blessed bloody awful animal I had to leave school at 14 because my father got injured in the mines and I had to support my family. I was an undertakers assistant, then a plasterer, before doing my military service in the RAF. All the while, I was doing amateur dramatics and dreaming of getting a scholarship to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Brian Blessed military dream father I'm a fully trained cosmonaut and have completed 800 hours training, which has made me the No. 1 civilian reserve ready to visit the International Space Station. I am determined to go up, and I want to explore the Moon, Mars and beyond! Brian Blessed training space moon I can't retire from life. I love life too much and I cannot wait to start the day. Brian Blessed love-life too-much waiting
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