I think the job of a comedian is to make people laugh, but also challenge them to laugh at things they didn't… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
People think that it's fun to meet celebrities - but what do you mean by "celebrity"? Someone you recognise? What are they… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
Fact is stranger than fiction. You see people walking down the street that would never be allowed on television. You have to… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
We shouldn't even need the word 'atheism'. If people didn't invent ridiculous imaginary gods, rational people wouldn't have to deny them. — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
As an artist, you want as many people as possible to see your work with no interference. And usually, I've gone onto… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
When I was about to be famous, I feared it on a few levels. I feared it because I didn't want people… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
I don't feel any pressure at all because I don't care. That's an occupational hazard... but if you're doing anything of any… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
I get so sick of people asking: "What's your demographic?" Or: "Oh we've got to aim this at..." No, you have to… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
For every wacky postcard, there's a million people waiting to buy it, and for every $10 million of those things, there's one… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
It annoys me that the burden of proof is on us. It should be "You came up with the idea. Why do… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
The terrible thing in England is if you interview a thousand people, five hundred of them will talk like they're going into… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
I think, as a comedian, the funniest you can be is with people you know, and [whom] you've known for years, in… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
I don't think it matters if there is a god or not. I've met people who believe in God that are good… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
Some [people] are really smart. You know who you are. Some [people] are really thick. Unfortunately, you don't know who you are. — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
Suggesting I hate people with religion because I hate religion is like suggesting I hate people with cancer because I hate cancer. — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
I'm a militant fundamentalist atheist. I'm going to get on a crowded train, unbutton my coat and say rational things. People will… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
Most people sitting at home aren't cool, successful, witty Hollywood stars, but they all worry about what people think of them when… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
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… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
The truth doesn't hurt. Whatever it is, it doesn't hurt. It's better to know the truth. — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
If all the Atheists & Agnostics left America, they'd lose 93% of The National Academy of Sciences & less than 1% of the prison population. — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
There are so many films now where you know the story is a supporting role to the visual effects. — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
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… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
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… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
I am myself sometimes, and I do state my opinions, but not in a comedy routine and not in my character. There always has… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
Wearing cosmetics that were tested on animals makes you ugly on the inside — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
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