Ian Hislop Quotes (10 Quotes)

They obviously couldn't get the two of them to be happy in the room together at the same time

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 seen the Pokemon movie, which is probably the worst movie ever made on any subject ever.

They may well say not only is this not true, but I will put in an injunction to prevent publication. No, stories don't go in unless I'm convinced by the people who write them that they're true. And if I'm wrong, then so be it.

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 should go on Mastermind, answering questions on the life and times of Jeffery Archer. I'd get more questions right than he would

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

The Tories are still game, but it's almost impossible to get anyone from Labour on. Perhaps we'll get a few more Labour rebels now.

All the libel lawyers will tell you there's no libel any more, that everyone's given up.

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.