I was sure 'Summer Heights High' would be a cult ABC thing; I had no idea it would … - Chris Lilley

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. . . ambition without pious restraint must end in failure, often involving in its ruin that beautiful reverence which solaces common men for the obscurity and poverty of their lot.

Chris Lilley

I was sure 'Summer Heights High' would be a cult ABC thing; I had no idea it would be such a big hit.

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I don't just want to upset people and shock people by saying something really outrageous.

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Religious humor is not really my area, so I probably wouldn't do anything about that, or politics or something.

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I think sometimes people become quite emotional about the characters as well, and that's pretty cool that you can get that emotion out of people. And I think that's more my motivation than like, "Hey I want to be the funny guy, I want to be that famous funny guy. " That doesn't sit as well with me as the idea of taking people on this ride and taking them into the illusion of the characters. That's much more exciting for me.

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I would love to play a British character one day. My accent wavers between Scottish and Irish very easily, though.

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I'm definitely attracted to the idea of people that have these big aspirations that the audience know might never happen, but they're lost in them.

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