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> [I like the British public. There is something in this country called tall poppy syndrome. You're good but you're not that good, pal, OK? The natural state of our nation is slightly miserable, and probably the healthier for it. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-coogan/i-like-the-british-public-there-is-something-in-this-country-called/)

[Steve Coogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-coogan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa1/steve-coogan-2910_america_i-like-the-british-public-there-is-somet_1933431.jpg)

## Other authors on Bentley

## More by Steve Coogan

> [As soon as I see period costume, I turn off. It's like hearing drama on Radio 4.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-coogan/as-soon-as-i-see-period-costume-i-turn-off-it-s-like-hearing-drama-on/)

[Steve Coogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-coogan/)

> [A woman wearing a revealing dress will always be sexier than a naked woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-coogan/a-woman-wearing-a-revealing-dress-will-always-be-sexier-than-a-naked/)

[Steve Coogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-coogan/)

> [I like to do movies that provoke rather than reinforce conservative values.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-coogan/i-like-to-do-movies-that-provoke-rather-than-reinforce-conservative/)

[Steve Coogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-coogan/)

> [I'm gonna hump ya. Like Deputy Dog... Would hump ya.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-coogan/i-m-gonna-hump-ya-like-deputy-dog-would-hump-ya/)

[Steve Coogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-coogan/)

> [What terrifies me is that I might somehow endorse that view so people think they don't have to read books anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-coogan/what-terrifies-me-is-that-i-might-somehow-endorse-that-view-so-people/)

[Steve Coogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-coogan/)

> [I am lucky to be in a profession that is not age dependent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-coogan/i-am-lucky-to-be-in-a-profession-that-is-not-age-dependent/)

[Steve Coogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-coogan/)

> [I think there's as much profundity and wisdom in Shakespeare, more so in fact, than those in the Bible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-coogan/i-think-there-s-as-much-profundity-and-wisdom-in-shakespeare-more-so/)

[Steve Coogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-coogan/)

> [I don't apologize for my behavior anymore. Whatever I do or don't do shouldn't matter. Moral certainty is dangerous. Moral certainty is what makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-coogan/i-don-t-apologize-for-my-behavior-anymore-whatever-i-do-or-don-t-do/)

[Steve Coogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-coogan/)

> [A womb with a view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-coogan/a-womb-with-a-view/)

[Steve Coogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-coogan/)

> [I'm really encouraged by Pope Francis, because I think his attitude is totally laudable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-coogan/i-m-really-encouraged-by-pope-francis-because-i-think-his-attitude-is/)

[Steve Coogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-coogan/)

> [Knowing about comedy has helped me with the drama. To see people laugh, it's like there are moments of catharsis in the middle of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-coogan/knowing-about-comedy-has-helped-me-with-the-drama-to-see-people-laugh/)

[Steve Coogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-coogan/)

> [I happen to have a public profile. Ditto newspaper editors. It's a result of what I do, not an end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-coogan/i-happen-to-have-a-public-profile-ditto-newspaper-editors-it-s-a/)

[Steve Coogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-coogan/)

> [The fundamentalists are insistent that they know best. It's a dictatorial attitude towards personal morality, which is a modern creation that came about in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-coogan/the-fundamentalists-are-insistent-that-they-know-best-it-s-a/)

[Steve Coogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-coogan/)

> [I use improvisation as a writing tool to help produce material that goes into a script, but a well-crafted script shouldn't sound scripted, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-coogan/i-use-improvisation-as-a-writing-tool-to-help-produce-material-that/)

[Steve Coogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-coogan/)

> [If the person who can effectively sanction ill-conceived wars can play the electric guitar, which is a symbol of rebellion, then that whole worldview…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-coogan/if-the-person-who-can-effectively-sanction-ill-conceived-wars-can/)

[Steve Coogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-coogan/)

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