Could Eddie Izzard Become a Pilot Because of Fear?

Many people have the experience that they can fly in their dreams, they skim through the mountains at high altitudes. They sometimes take a break on a mountain top and then immediately look at the beauty that surrounds them. They see the most beautiful birds flying at a short distance, which you as a “normal” person can often only admire from a greater distance. The air is thin, but at the same time as fresh as you’ve never smelled before, and the freedom you feel at that summit is of a gigantic order. When you suddenly wake up to a very loud ringing alarm clock, you realize that unfortunately it was only a dream, and you also know that you are not allowed to fly without a pilot’s license.

Picture: Eddie Izzard (The Hollywood Reporter)

Do you also want to get rid of your fear of flying?

You realize when you are awake a little longer that it is not only the lack of the pilot’s license that is holding you back from flying, but your own fear of flying. Ever since you were in your infancy, you have been suffering from this. In your younger years, everything was tried to help you get rid of this. You must think about it again: “all those sleeping pills. Every time your mother had them ready in her bag when you had to fly somewhere. You hate it as a child, and as soon as your age allowed it, you immediately stopped taking the pills that were nauseating to you. Now in your thirties it starts to itch with you, because every time twenty-four hours in the bus to be able to get to a warm country is against you. Suddenly, a post on the internet about Suzy Eddie Izzard sees the world-famous Transsexual. Suzy was born in 1962 under the name Edward John Izzard in Aden (Yemen). She is a sixty-two-year young British stand-up comedian.

Did Suzy fly off the stage?

In the eyes of her admirers, Suzy is an inspired comedian who has already made many hearts beat faster. She can be seen for those admirers on stage, in films and on television, she actress is also very well-known and loves for her many charity work. You may have already seen her in: “Have I got News for you”, or in “Who’s line is it anyway?” In the year 2000, Izzard even won two Amy Awards. Suzy recently confessed in an interview with the well-known English TV host Donal Skean that she was one of those people who woke up in the morning drenched in sweat because in her dream she really thought she was flying in the mountains, without a plush airplane seat of course.

Can you get rid of your fear of flying?

Suzy (Eddie) confessed on the TV show that she has had to endure a lot of fear of flying in her life, but as is so often said: “When the fear is great, then often salvation is near.” Suzy’s salvation was very close indeed, in this case it was her own character and perseverance. She said that she, like many other LGBTQIA+ people, had a very difficult time coming out about her being transsexual. This required a lot of strength from her in her younger years, and within her family. After having undergone a lot of suffering, the understanding slowly emerged in her that you, like the ancient Romans, could only win if you entered battle. She no longer allowed herself to be pushed into a corner by everyone but fought herself back to the position she had in mind for herself.

Can you also enjoy yourself without fears?

Suzy was “just” going to put into practice everything she was afraid of, she even started flying. After she had overcome her fear of flying, the great enjoyment could begin, she visited many countries all over the world. After this, he/she overcame many other fears, including eating a piece of cheese. Suzy has even obtained her own pilot’s license so that she can now fly independently. One fear she overcame after this was her fear of air pockets. She hated the continuous movement of the plane in the air, but she can now deal with that well.

Why is she going to fly now?

Suzy flies to enjoy all the beauty in the world, of course, but it may be that another reason will soon be added. The stand-up comedian is currently performing in London with a one-woman production of the William Shakespeare classic tragedy Hamlet. The joke is that in this show she is offered a piece of ricotta cheese at dinner night after night. Every time this happens, she must think about all those other fears that she has been able to overcome through her own perseverance. “Are you going to overcome your own fears?”