Comedy Quotes 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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,…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Stephen Mangan

I was in a lot of school plays, and it became the thing I did.

— Stephen Mangan

I didnt know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didnt know any arty types.

— 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…

— Stephen Mangan

If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a moody folk singer, sitting on stools and being very depressing.

— Stephen Mangan