Jim Dale
Birthday: 15 August 1935, Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Birth Name: James Smith
Height: 178 cm
Jim Dale began his career as a stand-up comic. He sharpened his comedy skills during a stint in the army, where he organized and performed in camp shows. After his discharge he pursued a comedy career ...Show More
I only travel to good material, a good director and a good company. I won't work in another country Show more
I only travel to good material, a good director and a good company. I won't work in another country for a year any longer, because I have a lovely wife and I adore her and I can't bear to be away from her. Hide
I'd get more applause than some because I was just seventeen. If they didn't clap at the end of my a Show more
I'd get more applause than some because I was just seventeen. If they didn't clap at the end of my act I would limp off stage and boy would they feel guilty. They would all burst into tremendous applause as they saw this poor cripple kid walking off. Hide
I feel if some kid has sat down and felt I'm important enough to write two pages of words to and tak Show more
I feel if some kid has sat down and felt I'm important enough to write two pages of words to and take up a lot of his valuable time, then he deserves a few words back, or even a phone call as I have done on a few occasions. Hide
A career in the theatre demands so much commitment.
A career in the theatre demands so much commitment.
You cannot learn anything from success, you only learn from failure.
You cannot learn anything from success, you only learn from failure.
You've got to love the villain if you have to play him. You've got to find something that you can li Show more
You've got to love the villain if you have to play him. You've got to find something that you can live with in yourself if you're going to play the villain in a play on stage. Hide
Good acting is consistency of performance.
Good acting is consistency of performance.
We talk about theatre museums filled with old costumes and things. What we also need is a theatre mu Show more
We talk about theatre museums filled with old costumes and things. What we also need is a theatre museum of the old routines on videotape. We are only the custodians of those techniques, and they should be preserved. Hide
The joy about the recording is that you are your own boss. You don't have a director telling you how Show more
The joy about the recording is that you are your own boss. You don't have a director telling you how to do it. Hide
It's a little like casting out hundreds of fishing lines into the audience. You start getting little Show more
It's a little like casting out hundreds of fishing lines into the audience. You start getting little bites, then more, then you hook a few, then more. Then you can start reeling them in and that's a loveliest feeling - the whole audience laughing with you. Hide
I remember certain people in the audience laughing and I wanted to ask: 'What are you laughing at? T Show more
I remember certain people in the audience laughing and I wanted to ask: 'What are you laughing at? This isn't funny.' Now I realize that laughter can come from insecurity. They don't know how they should be feeling. Hide
I'm still a kid inside, and adventure is adventure wherever you find it.
I'm still a kid inside, and adventure is adventure wherever you find it.
There is no spray can called 'Instant Stardom', only talent can keep you at the top.
There is no spray can called 'Instant Stardom', only talent can keep you at the top.
On 'Carry On' cast: I knew I was entering a clique. When we sat around talking that's when you relax Show more
On 'Carry On' cast: I knew I was entering a clique. When we sat around talking that's when you relaxed with them. We would rehearse in each other's dressing room quite a bit, so that's where we got intimate. But I wasn't deep friends with any of them because I had to go home to see the kids rather than go out on the booze. I had no idea about the relationship that Sid (Sidney James) had with Barbara Windsor. Kenneth Williams was probably one of my better friends although he was a real sod at times. Hide
I'd rather get a good clean laugh with good material, than an easy laugh by swearing or shocking. Th Show more
I'd rather get a good clean laugh with good material, than an easy laugh by swearing or shocking. That's not clever or comedic, anybody can get a laugh that way, it's too easy. Hide
When I was nine, we'd take a bus to the seaside. Coming back, we'd take turns entertaining, singing Show more
When I was nine, we'd take a bus to the seaside. Coming back, we'd take turns entertaining, singing songs and the like. I tried some stand-up comedy. I had a captive audience in that bus. Then I realized I wanted to do more than that. Hide
Jim Dale's FILMOGRAPHY
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Jim Dale'S roles
