All the libel lawyers will tell you there's no libel any more, that everyone's given up.

quote by Ian Hislop
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

I've seen the Pokemon movie, which is probably the worst movie ever made on any subject ever.

quote by Ian Hislop
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

No, there are no hard and fast rules about sources, no printed booklet to help journalists through.

quote by Ian Hislop
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

There's an awful lot of terrible television which I could do, but I mostly stick to Have I Got News for You.

quote by Ian Hislop
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

This job certainly doesn't win you a huge amount of friends, I accept that, but it is very enjoyable, and deep down I think it's probably quite a worthwhile job.

quote by Ian Hislop
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

They may well say not only is this not true, but I will put in an injunction to prevent publication. No, stories don't go in unless I'm convinced by the people who write them that they're true. And if I'm wrong, then so be it.

quote by Ian Hislop
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

Internet journalism is not a world we know very well at all. It's conducted more on the screen and less in bars, which makes it rather less useful for getting stories about people throwing up over one another, which is what one's after.

quote by Ian Hislop
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!