Craig Ferguson Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

I am reasonably happy. I didn't find Jesus or anything like that. Part of it is that I just feel that I could go home. I did not feel like that for a long time, but I could go back now.

I got sober. I stopped killing myself with alcohol. I began to think: 'Wait a minute - if I can stop doing this, what are the possibilities?' And slowly it dawned on me that it was maybe worth the risk.

I was sitting in first class and the stewardess asked, 'Warm nuts' and I said 'No I'm just happy to be in first class.'

They were singing, Gillette, the best a man can get, with a lot of guys hugging their fathers and sailing and riding bikes. I suddenly felt a long way from the best a man could get and I thought it would be nice to get from there to the best.

When I stopped drinking, it was only because I thought if I don't stop, I'm going to die.

When I went out on tour as Bing Hitler I would hook up with Lenny and we'd get drunk together. He was always very supportive. He was a big star and a lot of what he said to me had power and impact. Apart from that, I just like him.

I haven't had a drink in thirteen years," he said on The Late, Late Show on February 1, 2005, speaking about his alcoholism. "But occasionally I'm tempted to have one beer. The problem is that if I have that one beer, I wake up in Tijuana four days later with a tattoo and a sore ass.

Trivia

Has written and performed three stand-up comedy albums.

Started out as a musician, playing drums and guitar.

While appearing on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993), he had host Conan O'Brien laughing so hard that he couldn't continue with his show and Craig ended up doing all the talking.

Brother of Lynn Ferguson

Son of Janet Ferguson.

Childhood nickname was "Tubby."

Sings the opening theme song for his show "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (2005)

Plays the harp, guitar, and drums

Has a son, Milo Hamish Ferguson (b: 2001).

In April 2006, his first novel was published -- "Between the Bridge and the River."