Quotes from Russell Brand

As a performer, I'm very, very confident in what I do.

I'll not be changing, but America will.

When you bump into your own mom at an orgy, it's hard not to get her to read into certain things.

When I was growing up, I thought I'd be a lot happier if I was famous and successful and if I had money.

If people associate you with the idea of loads of money, they in turn will give some of that money to you.

How we treat the vulnerable is how we define ourselves as a species.

Sometimes, as a comedian, a line will come to you, that is so beautiful, so perfect, that you think: I did not create this line. This line belongs to all of us. Surely this is a line of God

I don't get my authority from this preexisting paradigm which is quite narrow and only serves a few people. I look elsewhere for alternatives that might be of service to humanity.

We thought it was nice of you to let him have a go, because, in England, he wouldn't be trusted with a pair of scissors.

By puberty I learned that nothing worth having could be easily attained and to succeed one must be single minded.

I also quite like to be recognized by children; I find it sweet.

I thought I was promiscuous, but it turns out I was just thorough.

As long as we prioritize material truths over spiritual truths we will live in tyranny because we are living an illusion

I think all of us are living in denial of our spiritual nature as we continue to participate in the material world even though we know we're destroying the planet we live on.

Eventually, I think you find a spiritual and emotional connection with someone, and I think it unifies you with everyone else. I think if you love one person, it makes you love everyone.

I don't mind having a reputation as a serious and spiritual person. I think that would be a nice reputation to have

Life's never a postcard of life, is it? It never feels like how you'd want it to look.

I don't see why someone should lose their life just so you can have a snack.

If you have no brothers and sisters it defines you for life; even when you're thirty you refer to yourself as an only child.

It is 10 years since I used drugs or drank alcohol and my life has improved immeasurably. I have a job, a house, a cat, good friendships and generally a bright outlook.

My life is just a series of embarrassing incidents strung together by telling people about those embarrassing incidents.

Life is not a theme park, and if it is, the theme is death.

Some people were just getting on with their lives, chatting, being young. It simply wouldn't do.

People have always said, are you gay? I've had a lot of that. But it's just not in me. I really like women a lot; I'm repulsed by men sexually.