People Quotes by Ricky Gervais

Unlike religious people, I look at all religions equally.

— Ricky Gervais

Be happy. It really annoys negative people.

— Ricky Gervais

Famous people are above the law,

— Ricky Gervais

I've got re-addicted to normal people, which is the loveliest thing to write about.

— Ricky Gervais

I don't know why other people are concerned about other people's lives that much.

— Ricky Gervais

People have let me down in the past. I've loved something, and it's become a disgrace. I'd rather start again.

— Ricky Gervais

No one wants to see cool people doing brilliantly. I want to see the struggle. That's the fun bit.

— Ricky Gervais

People confuse the subject of the joke with the target of the joke, and they're very rarely the same.

— Ricky Gervais

People now live their lives like an open wound to be famous - they do bad things because they're rewarded for it.

— Ricky Gervais

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

— Ricky Gervais

Spirituality really lost its way when it became a stick to beat people with: ‘Do this or you’ll burn in hell.

— Ricky Gervais

I use people's real voices because I want realism. So often I mention the actors' physicality because I want it to be…

— Ricky Gervais

Same sex marriage isn't gay privilege, it's equal rights. Privilege would be something like gay people not paying taxes. Like churches don't.

— Ricky Gervais

The most important thing in comedy - apart from empathy, which I think is important even if disguised - is surprise. I…

— Ricky Gervais

I think the social faux par is probably what most people fear... more people fear public speaking than death and that's because…

— Ricky Gervais

I had great memories of growing up in a working class estate. I remember it being sunny all the time. So we're…

— Ricky Gervais

I love how people walk around with crucifixes, skullcaps, pointy hats, funny beards and then say 'you should keep your atheism to…

— Ricky Gervais

It's a privilege to be in such a great category of people and... I don't believe in God, so I'd like to…

— Ricky Gervais

I feel sorry for people in power. I feel sorry for the Queen, in a way, that she hasn't had a normal…

— Ricky Gervais

People think "The Office" was improvised, but it's all on the page. We do that because what we found is that in…

— Ricky Gervais

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

In a safe Western world where we're not being shot at and we're not starving, the worst thing that happens to us…

— Ricky Gervais

Hotel bars are pretty good. No one bothers me there. Restaurants are safe. People are quite respectful when you're eating. But what…

— Ricky Gervais

We want to see a struggle. We want to see people falling over but getting themselves back up on their feet, and…

— Ricky Gervais

“Life is just a series of peaks and troughs, and you don't whether you're in a trough until you're climbing out, or…

— Ricky Gervais

People see me, and they see the suit, and they go: "you're not fooling anyone", they know I'm rock and roll through…

— Ricky Gervais

I've worked in an office. People are sitting down doing their stuff, or pretending to do their stuff, and they're bored. I've…

— Ricky Gervais

What is the single most important thing for a company? Is it the building? Is it the stock? Is it the turnover?…

— Ricky Gervais

Do unto others…’ is a good rule of thumb. I live by that. Forgiveness is probably the greatest virtue there is. But…

— Ricky Gervais

Luckily, even when people are shouting lies, the truth is undamaged. Science doesn't matter what you believe.

— Ricky Gervais

Cynicism, to me, is trying to make people as unhappy as you are.

— Ricky Gervais

Avoid employing unlucky people - throw half of the pile of CVs in the bin without reading them.

— Ricky Gervais

Comedy is a medicine - a healing process that can help people get through difficult times and understand things better

— Ricky Gervais

I'm not a person that's easily embarrassed, but I'm embarrassed for other people.

— Ricky Gervais

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

Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right. Some people are offended by mixed marriage, gay people, atheism. So what? F*** 'em.

— Ricky Gervais

I stand by 'I'm not going to do 'The Office' again.' That would be weird: all the same people sitting at the…

— Ricky Gervais

It's quite easy to make a load of people laugh, it's often a reflex action, but I think to make them cry…

— Ricky Gervais

Making people laugh is easy for me. I'm quite proud of that. But I'm prouder of silencing an audience for a minute…

— Ricky Gervais

You want to see the people you've sort of come to know and love, or love to hate, you want to see…

— Ricky Gervais