English - Actor | July 22, 1972 -
I didn't know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didn't know any arty types.
Stephen Mangan
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If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a moody folk singer, sitting on stools and being very depressing.
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I am a passionate believer that comedy is a way of tackling some of the most dark and difficult aspects of being a human being.
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Comedy is a very personal thing, and some people will find it funny, some people won't.
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There's always an anxiety about playing literary characters because one of the great joys of reading books is that you can create your own vision of things.
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I had an inspirational teacher at my junior school: Peter Nixon. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and slightly scary - a good combination for a teacher.
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I learnt a lot about how to negotiate the camera: everyone had told me an actor doesn't really need to do anything on screen, but I realised that wasn't true. If you do nothing, it's boring.
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I enter myself in races. I did a triathlon, and I have done a marathon a couple of times.
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I watch films. I play the guitar: me and some mates - I wouldn't dignify it with the term band - get together and play.
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I don't like to watch myself on screen because in my mind there is a touch of George Clooney about me, but when I see it, there is more than a little Donkey from 'Shrek' about me.
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When you've lost a loved one, you realise how grateful you are for any help in those moments, and any scheme that tries to help families during that terrible time gets my backing.
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