Quotes from Julian Clary


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    I didn't think of myself as a tart, but I wouldn't argue with anyone who did.

    Anyone | Argue | Tart


    There is a single entendre, but I don't know about a triple one.

    Single | Triple


    The whole business of getting famous was good fun, but it was a long time ago.

    Time | Business | Good


    The public has always had affection for gay entertainers. The time was right for an out gay entertainer.

    Time | Gay | Affection


    It's almost a way of life. I know what makes me laugh.

    Life | Laugh | Almost


    If I've been here a long time, I think: I must go to London and speak to someone or see a bus.

    Time | London | Speak


    I thought a dignified thing to do would be to live in the country by the time I'm 50 and write books.

    Time | Books | Dignified


    I get just as much of a thrill out of constructing a good sentence that gets a laugh at the end as I do from a joke.

    Good | Laugh | Joke


    I knew that this was what I wanted to talk about on stage. There was no point being coy about it, or pretending that I wasn't gay. That was the substance of my whole act. If you took that away, there would be nothing left.

    Gay | Point | Talk


    It's a wise thing to hold back.

    Wise | Hold


    I've found a more personal, pagan kind of religion to satisfy the spiritual side of things.

    Religion | Spiritual | Found


    I'm not sure how aware of the rest of the world I am. I live a rather sheltered existence.

    Rest | Sure | Existence


    I think Australians like a bit of vulgarity.

    Vulgarity


    The good thing about getting older is that, as you become less attractive, so you have less desire to go out and conquer everyone you see.

    Good | Conquer | Desire


    However light-hearted you try to be about it, the loss of youth, and everything that goes with it, is quite a trauma.

    Loss | Youth | Trauma


    I am full of gratitude for my life - and for this house.

    Life | Gratitude | House


    The English like eccentrics. They just don't like them living next door.

    Door | English | Next


    Just because someone's dead doesn't mean it's over. My grandfather died more than 25 years ago, but I still think of him a lot and smell his smell.

    Dead | Smell | Died


    I'm currently in an interesting correspondence with a nun about forgiveness.

    Nun | Currently


    I thought they were staring at me because I was gay. But it was because I was on the telly.

    Gay | Staring


       

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