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> [I never had any desire to be famous. I find people who do really sad. I genuinely feel sorry for them because there is nothing of substancein their lives. I am happy when I am writing or performing. Not when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-coogan/i-never-had-any-desire-to-be-famous-i-find-people-who-do-really-sad-i/)

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

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## Other authors on Blokes

## 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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