It was impossible to sleep. Anxiety stopped me from falling asleep; depression woke me up.

- David Walliams

I was the kind of person who got bullied and loved the attention of it.

- David Walliams

When I was a child I devoured every book I could get my hands on. I loved losing myself in colourful and dramatic stories - and my absolute favourite…

- David Walliams

I was quite fat as a kid. And swimming is a sport you can enjoy whatever size you are. If you're fat, running is a pain. I'm not really built for run…

- David Walliams

I had a very happy childhood, but I wasn't that happy a child. I liked being alone and creating characters and voices. I think that's when your creat…

- David Walliams

All you can do in this life is follow your dreams. Otherwise you're just wasting your time.

- David Walliams

I've just swum the length of the Thames. I feel quite tired.

- David Walliams

I love telling stories. I love the intimacy between the writer and reader. When you write sketches it's over in two minutes. When you write a book th…

- David Walliams

I still enjoy my life, and I feel like I've achieved enough things that if I never did anything again, I'd feel confident that I'd still have made my…

- David Walliams