English - Writer | June 25, 1961 -
I could always take a joke. I could always be the butt of the joke. I could always hand it out. That was just who I was.
Ricky Gervais
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Humor is to get us over terrible things.
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I love 'The Godfather' and 'Casablanca' - great stories, acted well, made well.
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When I go to work, I don't want to make depressing, gritty, urban stories that are depressing to watch. I want to give people something to enjoy. When people think I'm a control freak and an ogre - which I am - it's only because I want my work to be accessible and Everyman, in a way.
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A couple of people I knew went to university apart from me, but all the way through I was the smartest kid in the school. That's luck, but I was proud of it. And I was also proud of doing well without trying. As you get older, and it took me a long time to realise it, that's a disgusting attitude, revolting.
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I find comedy easy, and I find drama exciting and tantalising.
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Comedy is easy for me, but with drama, I don't know... it's still the Holy Grail.
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Believe it or not, I work out regularly.
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I'd never tried as hard with anything as I did with 'The Office,' and it was one of the things I'm proud of. I wasn't trying to be famous or a comedian, but this opportunity came along when I was 38 or 39. It came late, and I couldn't have been prouder of it.
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You can laugh at anything. It depends on the joke.
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If I was a research scientist, I'd want people to say, 'You know what, he's a great research scientist, that Ricky Gervais. He's really good, really good.' You know, I'd go to award ceremonies for research scientists and go, 'Yeah, I really worked hard, yeah.' It's brilliant.
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There's nothing wrong with being respected by your peers. There's nothing wrong with trying to do your best. There's nothing wrong with success. There's not even anything wrong with trying to get a raise. There's nothing wrong with that.
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