Quotes by Paul Putner

I just want to keep creating stuff, work regularly and learn how to use a computer properly.
– Paul Putner
I liked playing Morph in Mash and Peas and doing Phil Daniels in the Blur Rock Profile was a giggle too.
– Paul Putner
I loved appearing in Spaced but it was a very uncomfortable shoot day. It involved me getting blown away by a paintball gun. The FX guy rigged up this heavy duty paint squib to my chest. When the squib exploded it was like being slapped very hard on the solar plexus by a large painter and decorator.
– Paul Putner
I remember going to my school careers advisor and asked about jobs that required scuba divers. It was a phase.
– Paul Putner
I was and am still, a big fan of Laurel and Hardy. I was especially taken with Ollie. It was such a complex character. He played this total bully, coward and was utterly pretentious but you loved him all the same.
– Paul Putner
I wear so many disguises on the show that only a real comedy fan might spot me.
– Paul Putner
I'm not sure what my break was but my first job that earnt me my equity card was a six month stretch as an actor/stage manager at The Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Scotland. I nearly went mental with the boredom.
– Paul Putner
It's quite unsettling getting bollocked by famous old British comedians. One Summer I sold soft drinks out of a big tray round me neck at a Pro Celebrity golf match and while looking for customers, I strayed on to the green. Eddie Large screamed at me in front of a big crowd.
– Paul Putner
Lee and Herring frequently had me dressed in lycra. I suppose it just looks funny on a fat bloke. I find it a bit inconvenient because you're all zipped in and can never go for a slash.
– Paul Putner
Tony Hancock was another big influence on me. When I was a little kid I based my persona on him. Other boys in the playground were pretending to be Starsky or Kevin Keegan and I was mooching around saying, 'Stone me! How dare you!'
– Paul Putner