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> [Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention - but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-merchant/once-i-began-doing-stand-up-i-didn-t-get-a-kick-out-of-the-applause/)

[Stephen Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-merchant/)

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## More by Stephen Merchant

> [I know that this sounds grand, but I don't try to compete with other people. I like to think there's enough pie for everyone.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-merchant/i-know-that-this-sounds-grand-but-i-don-t-try-to-compete-with-other/)

[Stephen Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-merchant/)

> [It's not like I think: 'By the age of 40 I've got to be an international household name.' When the opportunity to perform comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-merchant/it-s-not-like-i-think-by-the-age-of-40-i-ve-got-to-be-an/)

[Stephen Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-merchant/)

> [Things don't get better when you become well known or go on TV. I'm just being rejected by a better class of women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-merchant/things-don-t-get-better-when-you-become-well-known-or-go-on-tv-i-m/)

[Stephen Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-merchant/)

> [There's this way pop culture has been rammed down our throats that people think that if they were just in the right place at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-merchant/there-s-this-way-pop-culture-has-been-rammed-down-our-throats-that/)

[Stephen Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-merchant/)

> [When I started to mention to people who know about such things, 'I'm doing this game, 'Portal 2', they got very excited, suddenly. More…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-merchant/when-i-started-to-mention-to-people-who-know-about-such-things-i-m/)

[Stephen Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-merchant/)

> [Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention - but I did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-merchant/once-i-began-doing-stand-up-i-didn-t-get-a-kick-out-of-the-applause/)

[Stephen Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-merchant/)

> [I've always been a fan of physical comedy. It kind of hits you in a different way; it bypasses the intellect and hits you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-merchant/i-ve-always-been-a-fan-of-physical-comedy-it-kind-of-hits-you-in-a/)

[Stephen Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-merchant/)

> [I wish I could write 'Taxi Driver,' or 'Blue Velvet,' something brave, audacious, dramatic and dark. I don't know if I have the darkness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-merchant/i-wish-i-could-write-taxi-driver-or-blue-velvet-something-brave/)

[Stephen Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-merchant/)

> [When I was a teenager, I met a comedian who I admired, and he was very rude to me. That's why when people come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-merchant/when-i-was-a-teenager-i-met-a-comedian-who-i-admired-and-he-was-very/)

[Stephen Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-merchant/)

> [Remember that film 'Sliding Doors,' when John Hannah woos Gwyneth Paltrow by reciting Monty Python sketches? I can tell you now that doesn't work,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-merchant/remember-that-film-sliding-doors-when-john-hannah-woos-gwyneth/)

[Stephen Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-merchant/)

> [I very rarely laugh. I remember I used to have a joy at comedy. I remember going to see Sean Lock for the first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-merchant/i-very-rarely-laugh-i-remember-i-used-to-have-a-joy-at-comedy-i/)

[Stephen Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-merchant/)

> [I don't have any hidden depths; I'm a very superficial person. It's a constant frustration to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-merchant/i-don-t-have-any-hidden-depths-i-m-a-very-superficial-person-it-s-a/)

[Stephen Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-merchant/)

> [I'm too tall. I am 6ft 7in, so I've been most people's height at some point in my life, and 6ft 4in is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-merchant/i-m-too-tall-i-am-6ft-7in-so-i-ve-been-most-people-s-height-at-some/)

[Stephen Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-merchant/)

> [My heroes - people like Woody Allen - were stand-up comedians. Therefore, I always felt I should give it a go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-merchant/my-heroes-people-like-woody-allen-were-stand-up-comedians-therefore-i/)

[Stephen Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-merchant/)

> [A lot of my comic influences are distinctly American: Woody Allen and Bob Hope, for example. They were always the underdogs who were using…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-merchant/a-lot-of-my-comic-influences-are-distinctly-american-woody-allen-and/)

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