Quentin Crisp Writer
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: England
- Born: Dec 25, 1908
- Died: Nov 21, 1999
Quentin Crisp was an English writer and raconteur.
From a conventional suburban background, Crisp grew up with effeminate tendencies, which he flaunted by parading the streets in make-up and painted nails, and working as a rent-boy. He then spent thirty years as a professional model for life-classes in art colleges. The interviews he gave about his unusual life attracted increasing public curiosity, and he was soon sought-after for his highly individual views on social manners and the cultivating of style. His one-man stage show was a long-running hit, both in England and America, and he also appeared in films and on TV. Crisp defied convention by criticising both gay liberation and Diana, Princess of Wales.
Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses.
intelligence
My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.
parenting
Health consists of having the same diseases as one's neighbors.
health
Life was a funny thing that happened to me on the way to the grave.
being funny
Manners are love in a cool climate.
being cool
If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
failure
For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or unforeseen change.
change
Men get laid, but women get screwed.
women