When I do plays in New York and do eight shows a week, you have the same feeling. Three of them are terrible, four of them are okay and one is really good. It's hard to say what accounts for… — Richard Ayoade Copy Share Image
The act of seeing any film generally is you knowing more than the characters, even if it's the classic Hitchcock shot of two people… — Richard Ayoade Copy Share Image
I was directing before I started doing 'The IT Crowd.' It wasn't something that led on after acting I guess. I was sort of… — Richard Ayoade Copy Share Image
I don't really know what my personality is anyway. I don't really have one. — Richard Ayoade Copy Share Image
I've always felt that actors in my experience have a very good and accurate instinct about whether something feels right or not. They just… — Richard Ayoade Copy Share Image
I think there's nothing worse than telling actors what to do in front of everyone, because then on the next take, everyone's waiting to… — Richard Ayoade Copy Share Image
The most interesting part of filming is what the actors do. That's the primary link between the story and the audience. — Richard Ayoade Copy Share Image
“Even so-called 'short novels' are pretty long and can take several hours to read, so make sure you stay hydrated. I like to keep… — Richard Ayoade Copy Share Image
“I've found out that I may be more awkward than I thought I was, but then I never saw anyone because I was in… — Richard Ayoade Copy Share Image
A writer/director is a tough thing to gauge when someone hasn't directed a movie before. You just don't know. Sometimes it will be a… — Richard Ayoade Copy Share Image
I suppose I sort of like effects that have some organic elements rather than ones that are entirely generated by a computer. Just because,… — Richard Ayoade Copy Share Image
My parents didn't go to university and weren't brought up in England. They hadn't heard of any other universities other than 'Cambridge' or 'Oxford.' — Richard Ayoade Copy Share Image
I think people have the capacity to be many different things and many seemingly contradictory behaviors. — Richard Ayoade Copy Share Image
