Griff Rhys Jones
Griff Rhys Jones
Griffith Rhys Jones is a Welsh actor, comedian, writer and television presenter. He starred in a number of television series with his comedy partner, Mel Smith. He and Smith came to national attention in the 1980s for their work in the BBC television comedy sketch shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones.
"My family wasnt troubled by much dysfunction. The most hotly contested issue was probably Who is going to have the most peas?. Consequently, I havent got much time for angst. Anything that happens to you is your own responsibility."
"Now, Piers Morgan is a bit of a ****."
"Mel and I genuinely get on. Its like another marriage. He is very straightforward and never loses his rag. I run around in a frenzy most of the time. London cabbies will say to me, Your mate Mels a miserable bastard, but hes far more grounded than me."
"We need a corrective on who is a genuine artist. Im an opportunist. I have no talent. Thats true of 99 per cent of people in the British media. Ricky Gervais or Graham and Arthur who wrote Father Ted or Armando Iannucci are God-like as they have talent. Everyone else is a drone."
"For me real peace is lying on a river bank in summer with a sprig of grass in my mouth. I have friends who jet off to a luxury hotel. I think, How can you enjoy such ghastly luxury?"
