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> [I didn't know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didn't know any arty types.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mangan/i-didn-t-know-any-actors-growing-up-my-dad-was-a-builder-and-we-didn/)

[Stephen Mangan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mangan/)

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## More by Stephen Mangan

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mangan/when-you-ve-lost-a-loved-one-you-realise-how-grateful-you-are-for-any/)

[Stephen Mangan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mangan/)

> [My upbringing is so fundamentally different to my parents'. It must be strange to look at your child who not only speaks with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mangan/my-upbringing-is-so-fundamentally-different-to-my-parents-it-must-be/)

[Stephen Mangan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mangan/)

> [Dad was a strict disciplinarian and would give us a wallop with a wooden spoon if we were out of order. But we really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mangan/dad-was-a-strict-disciplinarian-and-would-give-us-a-wallop-with-a/)

[Stephen Mangan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mangan/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mangan/i-learnt-a-lot-about-how-to-negotiate-the-camera-everyone-had-told-me/)

[Stephen Mangan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mangan/)

> [My mother was gentle and warm. She was the sort of person you could really open up to. I was the eldest and her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mangan/my-mother-was-gentle-and-warm-she-was-the-sort-of-person-you-could/)

[Stephen Mangan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mangan/)

> [When I was 13, I won a scholarship to boarding school. My parents let me choose whether to go, and I decided I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mangan/when-i-was-13-i-won-a-scholarship-to-boarding-school-my-parents-let/)

[Stephen Mangan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mangan/)

> [I had an inspirational teacher at my junior school: Peter Nixon. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and slightly scary - a good combination for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mangan/i-had-an-inspirational-teacher-at-my-junior-school-peter-nixon-he-was/)

[Stephen Mangan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mangan/)

> [I am a passionate believer that comedy is a way of tackling some of the most dark and difficult aspects of being a human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mangan/i-am-a-passionate-believer-that-comedy-is-a-way-of-tackling-some-of/)

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> [I was in a lot of school plays, and it became the thing I did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mangan/i-was-in-a-lot-of-school-plays-and-it-became-the-thing-i-did/)

[Stephen Mangan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mangan/)

> [I didnt know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didnt know any arty types.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mangan/i-didnt-know-any-actors-growing-up-my-dad-was-a-builder-and-we-didnt/)

[Stephen Mangan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mangan/)

> [I watch films. I play the guitar: me and some mates - I wouldn't dignify it with the term band - get together and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mangan/i-watch-films-i-play-the-guitar-me-and-some-mates-i-wouldn-t-dignify/)

[Stephen Mangan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mangan/)

> [If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a moody folk singer, sitting on stools and being very depressing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mangan/if-i-wasn-t-an-actor-i-d-be-a-moody-folk-singer-sitting-on-stools-and/)

[Stephen Mangan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mangan/)

> [Comedy is a very personal thing, and some people will find it funny, some people wont.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mangan/comedy-is-a-very-personal-thing-and-some-people-will-find-it-funny/)

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> [I'm a massive sucker for music documentaries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mangan/i-m-a-massive-sucker-for-music-documentaries/)

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> [I come from an Irish working-class background but went to a posh school, and any type of pretension was quickly mocked at home. I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mangan/i-come-from-an-irish-working-class-background-but-went-to-a-posh/)

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