Film Quotes by Ricky Gervais

14 Film quotes by Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais' film quotes are sharp, often laced with his trademark sarcasm. In this concise set, he cuts through pretension, highlighting what he thinks truly makes a film worth watching.

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You can be watching the greatest film in the world, and if you hear your neighbor getting into a fight, you're at…

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I love 'The Godfather' and 'Casablanca' - great stories, acted well, made well.

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I'm influenced by those '40s, '50s, and '60s films: things like 'The Apartment' - I was a big fan of Billy Wilder.

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I see myself much more as a writer/director or at least an aspiring writer/director - not necessarily in film.

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Of all the disciplines involved in making anything - TV, film or anything I do - the writing is the most valuable…

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There are so many films now where you know the story is a supporting role to the visual effects.

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When you think of things like The Sopranos, The Wire, Damages, they are beating film on a regular basis. Most films are…

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You should make something. You should bring something into the world that wasn't in the world before. It doesn't matter what it…

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I like every part [of the film process ] except the business and admin stuff. The initial idea. Writing. Re-writing. Casting. Directing,…

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I'm not a film snob at all. I much prefer a really good Hollywood blockbuster than a thought-provoking art house movie because…

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It's funny because I was offered film parts the first week after 'The Office' went out. I was sent a script, and…

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I think doing something creative is the most important thing to me, and I think it's probably just good for the soul…

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You should bring something into the world that wasn't in the world before. It doesn't matter what that is. It doesn't matter…

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I like big escapist films. It's odd because the type of comedian I am and the things I do when I'm writing…

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I was David Bowie-thin up to about 28, and then I discovered food.

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I don't like it when I see a racist comedian go up and say, 'What are we gonna do about all these immigrants?' and…

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The truth doesn't hurt. Whatever it is, it doesn't hurt. It's better to know the truth.

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If all the Atheists & Agnostics left America, they'd lose 93% of The National Academy of Sciences & less than 1% of the prison population.

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There are so many films now where you know the story is a supporting role to the visual effects.

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When I was about to be famous, I feared it on a few levels. I feared it because I didn't want people to lump…

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It will be great to play a short, fat sweaty loser for a change.

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I went to university with no money. I can't understand a society that wouldn't give a poor person the same opportunity as a rich…

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I'm a failed pop star. I always sneak a song into everything I do.

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The grass isn't always greener on the other side!

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I am myself sometimes, and I do state my opinions, but not in a comedy routine and not in my character. There always has…

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Wearing cosmetics that were tested on animals makes you ugly on the inside

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There's a difference between a job and a career - if you're the boss you don't stop at six o'clock, you have to worry…

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Stupidity without malice isn't horrible; some people can't help it.

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It's interesting that music in this country... we sort of sold something to America with The Beatles and they sold something back. And we've…

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