Russell Brand Quotes

• Governments? I don’t trust any of them. They exist solely to defend the interest of the rich and powerful. They’re not there for you; you know that in your hearts.

  Russell Brand

  Topics in Trust

  Tags in Governments, Hearts

• If love is something you cherish, it is hard to glean much joy from death, even in one’s enemies.

  Russell Brand

  Topics in Death

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

  Russell Brand

  Topics in Life

• Boggle with s*x addicts is up there with go-kart racing with junkies.

  Russell Brand

  Topics in Inspirational

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

  Russell Brand

  Topics in Money, Uncategorized

  Tags in Successful

• The bad-boy label is just an assumption.

  Russell Brand

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Assumption, Label

• Strength does not have to be belligerent and loud.

  Russell Brand

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Strength, Loud

• 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.

  Russell Brand

  Topics in God

  Tags in Beautiful

• 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.

  Russell Brand

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Women, Men

• People don’t throw your bags out of windows because of lies; they throw them out because of the truth.

  Russell Brand

  Topics in Truth

  Tags in Lies

• No-one really feels self-confident deep down becuase it’s an artifical idea. Really, people aren’t that worried about what you’re doing or what you’re saying, so you can drift around the world relatively anonymously: you must not feel persucted and examined. Liberate yourself from that idea that people are watching you.

  Russell Brand

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Yourself, Must

• My mum brought me up on her own. All we really had was each other.

  Russell Brand

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Mum, Each

• It’s difficult to believe in yourself because the idea of self is an artificial construction. You are, in fact, part of the glorious oneness of the universe.

  Russell Brand

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Believe

• It’s difficult to believe in yourself because the idea of self is an artificial construction. You are, in fact, part of the glorious oneness of the universe. Everything beautiful in the world is within you.

  Russell Brand

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Beautiful, Believe

• It would have been convenient to be gay. Just because of the grooming, the narcissism, stuff like that. But I have this kind of roaring heterosexuality. Traditional, uncomplicated heterosexuality, an almost cliched Robin Askwith thing.

  Russell Brand

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Kind, Almost

• In England, we have such good manners that if someone says something impolite, the police will get involved.

  Russell Brand

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Police, Involved

• I’ve always had this impulse to be destructive.

  Russell Brand

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Impulse

• I’m into yoga, I meditate all the time, I’m vegetarian.

  Russell Brand

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in yoga

• I’ll not be changing, but America will.

  Russell Brand

  Topics in America

  Tags in Changing

• I recognize that I have the ability to be selfish, but I also recognize that you can’t be happy if you only care about yourself at the expense of other people.

  Russell Brand

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Happy, Yourself

Russell Brand (31)

Birth:	4th June, 1975
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Actor, Author, Columnist, Comedian, Singer

About

Russell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, radio and television presenter, singer, columnist, and author. In 2004, Brand achieved mainstream fame in the UK as the host of Big Brother's Big Mouth, a Big Brother spin-off. In 2007, he had his first major film role in St Trinian's.

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