Ricky Gervais Quotes

It's a similar thing with David Brent. David Brent is not that good at his job because he couldn't stand for one person in the world not to like him. Andy can't sack his agent, because he can't bear putting anyone else in pain. The real thing holding him back is, he's burdened with conscience. I mean, he's like any of us really. ... It just eats you up if you think you've hurt anyone's feelings.

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The essential thing about Bob Hope was he wasn't a winner, but he had a bravado, and he was willing to say now and again he was scared.

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So what if people think 'The Office' is better than 'Extras' I had to do them in some order.

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The A-list celebrities were always going to be the icing on the cake. It's always been more of an ensemble piece.

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I want to do a radio show where I can say what I want, when I want and that's free for anybody who can be bothered to listen.

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He was born smart, and he can't let it go. He'd rather make a joke than listen. He's clever, but he hasn't applied it as well as some other people.

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We make television for a British audience and it's still amazing to me that most countries in the world have my fat face beamed into homes once a week.

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I don't want to use up my cachet, the number of times my fat face is on telly.

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I suppose I grew up wishing I was an American Jew for the comedy and the one-liners. ... actress who does a Holocaust movie because, as she explains, it's a surefire way to finally win an Oscar.

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Merchant says he'd like to see them have a go at drama. In five years' time, ... the only place I want to be is in a room with Steve Merchant, working on a new project.

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But it's the press perception of him we played with, ... Les isn't a sad, lonely man. Through no fault of his own, he became a whipping boy.

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I don't know. I suppose I grew up wishing I was an American Jew for the comedy and the one-liners. 'The Sunshine Boys' is one of my favorite films And maybe a bit of liberation, knowing that if I said it in American people would know what I meant. So I was trying on my language skills.

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a friend first, and a boss second, entertainer third.

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As long as they keep the important themes -- a job, work, a boss going through a mid-life crisis, trying to make a difference, being stuck somewhere you do not necessarily want to be.

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Brent was essentially an idiot who wasn't that bad but just wanted to be popular, ... whereas Andy has a different theme The world owes him a living.

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It's an honor to be on the same network that gave us 'The Sopranos,' ... They made me an offer I couldn't refuse.

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I'm from a little place called England ... We used to run the world before you.

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Pol Pot - he rounded up anybody he thought was intellectual and had them executed. And how he told someone was intellectual or not was whether they wore glasses. If they're that clever, take them off when they see him coming

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That's exactly what it did on BBC2. The people that get onto focus groups are force-fed big, broad comedies with laughter tracks and guest appearances. They're not going to like 'The Office' the first time they see it because they're not going to know what they're watching exactly. But if you stick to your vision and auteur it the way you think it should be done, there are enough people in the world that are like-minded and they're going to find it and it's going to be their favorite show.

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Why by a book when you can join a library.

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Where there's a will - there's a relative

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We had a hit list of people we approached, ... We told them some of the ideas we had. Because we spent such a long time writing the scripts for each episode, it would be mad to spend three months on a script for Sam Jackson, send it to him, and he goes, 'Why would I do that' So we got a preliminary yes out of them, and then went way, wrote the ideas, spoke to them on the phone, sent them the script, and they all said yes.

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The grass isn't always greener on the other side

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Look, just tell me where that lemon came from and I'll shut up and go away.

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Because it was couched in realism, I think people recognized things. The more you understand something, I think the more you can enjoy it.

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