Ian Hislop Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“No, there are no hard and fast rules about sources, no printed booklet to help journalists through.”

“There's an awful lot of terrible television which I could do, but I mostly stick to Have I Got News for You.”

“I've got a very peculiar sort of fame, based on being on the telly. It doesn't mean you have the lifestyle people expect.”

“This job certainly doesn't win you a huge amount of friends, I accept that, but it is very enjoyable, and deep down I think it's probably quite a worthwhile job.”

“I'm often accused of being prudish, but the opposite is true.”

“For a long time I thought I should be a civil engineer. That seemed to be the only thing worth doing, and I chose the wrong subjects at A-level. I read all the sciences to start with, and then had to admit, 'This isn't what I want to do' and changed course.”

“I'd always assumed that I would die at about the same age as my dad - he was 45. I am five years in credit now. I can't get my head around the fact that I am older than he was - ever.”

“Internet journalism is not a world we know very well at all. It's conducted more on the screen and less in bars, which makes it rather less useful for getting stories about people throwing up over one another, which is what one's after.”