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> [I've only ever really been in shows of friends, so I don't know exactly what happened. I think I'm incredibly cheap to hire. That can buy some traction. I'm as cheap as it's possible for an actor to be legally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ayoade/i-ve-only-ever-really-been-in-shows-of-friends-so-i-don-t-know/)

[Richard Ayoade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ayoade/)

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## More by Richard Ayoade

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ayoade/the-act-of-seeing-any-film-generally-is-you-knowing-more-than-the/)

[Richard Ayoade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ayoade/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ayoade/i-was-directing-before-i-started-doing-the-it-crowd-it-wasn-t/)

[Richard Ayoade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ayoade/)

> [I don't really know what my personality is anyway. I don't really have one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ayoade/i-don-t-really-know-what-my-personality-is-anyway-i-don-t-really-have/)

[Richard Ayoade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ayoade/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ayoade/i-ve-always-felt-that-actors-in-my-experience-have-a-very-good-and/)

[Richard Ayoade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ayoade/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ayoade/i-think-there-s-nothing-worse-than-telling-actors-what-to-do-in-front/)

[Richard Ayoade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ayoade/)

> [The most interesting part of filming is what the actors do. That's the primary link between the story and the audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ayoade/the-most-interesting-part-of-filming-is-what-the-actors-do-that-s-the/)

[Richard Ayoade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ayoade/)

> [No. I really don't think I'm cool. I'm not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ayoade/no-i-really-don-t-think-i-m-cool-i-m-not/)

[Richard Ayoade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ayoade/)

> [“Shyness can be interpreted as a kind of aggression.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ayoade/shyness-can-be-interpreted-as-a-kind-of-aggression/)

[Richard Ayoade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ayoade/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ayoade/even-so-called-short-novels-are-pretty-long-and-can-take-several/)

[Richard Ayoade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ayoade/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ayoade/i-ve-found-out-that-i-may-be-more-awkward-than-i-thought-i-was-but/)

[Richard Ayoade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ayoade/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ayoade/a-writer-director-is-a-tough-thing-to-gauge-when-someone-hasn-t/)

[Richard Ayoade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ayoade/)

> [I suppose I sort of like effects that have some organic elements rather than ones that are entirely generated by a computer. Just because,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ayoade/i-suppose-i-sort-of-like-effects-that-have-some-organic-elements/)

[Richard Ayoade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ayoade/)

> [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.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ayoade/my-parents-didn-t-go-to-university-and-weren-t-brought-up-in-england/)

[Richard Ayoade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ayoade/)

> [I think people have the capacity to be many different things and many seemingly contradictory behaviors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ayoade/i-think-people-have-the-capacity-to-be-many-different-things-and-many/)

[Richard Ayoade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ayoade/)

> [I'm just terrible. At talking. With words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ayoade/i-m-just-terrible-at-talking-with-words/)

[Richard Ayoade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ayoade/)

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