What terrifies me is that I might somehow endorse that view so people think they don't have to read books anymore. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
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… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
Knowing about comedy has helped me with the drama. To see people laugh, it's like there are moments of catharsis in the… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I use improvisation as a writing tool to help produce material that goes into a script, but a well-crafted script shouldn't sound… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
But with comedy it's a simple premise. If it's funny, people laugh. If it's not, they don't. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
The trick is always to write in pairs because if at least two people find it funny, you've immediately halved the odds… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I like comedy, but I like comedy as a device in drama. It's more interesting for me to use comedy to seduce… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I love people who are openly gay in theatre, because they have license to do what they like, and there's a kind… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I'm not like a politician that goes around talking about family values. And I can't get fired from being a funny person… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
It may seem like improv because it flows quite naturally, and a little bit of leeway for improvisation is good, but you… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
If you are a great dramatic actor then you often don't know if people are enjoying your stuff at all because they… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
If you are a great dramatic actor then you often don't know if people are enjoying your stuff at all because they… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
The best feeling in the world is performing in front of a live audience who like what you're doing. I can understand… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
A lot of people can be very scared about making themselves vulnerable and appearing uncool. I don't really give a damn; as… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
All drama teachers are very effusive, very emotionally open, very big, and gesticulate a lot, and are very physical. Those people don't… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I don't like comedy that I think is bad comedy, where people are trying to be sick for the sake of it,… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I never had any desire to be famous. I find people who do really sad. I genuinely feel sorry for them because… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
Even great people are always slightly disappointing, which is generally what makes them interesting. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
No one has a monopoly on wisdom, and even for people who aren't religious, you can learn things from religious people. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
The one thing that gives you faith is the fact that people can be apart physically but they can still have an… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I've always been drawn to discomfort and that limbo of unease you get between comedy and tragedy. Making people laugh one moment… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
What tends to happen in most movies is that strip clubs are used as a short hand for unsympathetic, sleazy people. And… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I used to do stuff at college. I could do voices. I could make some people laugh. I wasn't the class clown,… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I always think that, even when people behave badly, if you like something deep inside them, then there is a tiny bit… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I do like to make people cringe. That discomfort, tension, embarrassment, pain - all of those things interest me, and not through… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
As soon as I see period costume, I turn off. It's like hearing drama on Radio 4. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
A woman wearing a revealing dress will always be sexier than a naked woman. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I like to do movies that provoke rather than reinforce conservative values. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
What terrifies me is that I might somehow endorse that view so people think they don't have to read books anymore. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I think there's as much profundity and wisdom in Shakespeare, more so in fact, than those in the Bible. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
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… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I'm really encouraged by Pope Francis, because I think his attitude is totally laudable. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
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… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I happen to have a public profile. Ditto newspaper editors. It's a result of what I do, not an end. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
