I'm not elitist. I like to do crowd-pleasing stuff which is a bit smart, but is just about belly laughs. — 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
Actually the best thing I did was to get thrown out by my wife. She's living with a fitness instructor. He drinks… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I try to not make safe choices, but I also like to do stuff which is interesting and is sort of exciting… — 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
There's something quite joyful about doing comedy which doesn't really need much analysis. I'm not elitist. I like to do crowd-pleasing stuff… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
Actually, bizarrely, in America, I get more appreciation from the odd, unusual stuff I've done, almost because I'm not, if you like,… — 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
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
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
To me, most theatre looks ridiculous. I find it very difficult to do. Personally, if I ever try to do serious stuff,… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I think I'm good with actors. I like directing actors. I also like to show up and just do an acting gig.… — 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
A woman wearing a revealing dress will always be sexier than a naked woman. — Steve Coogan Copy Share
I like to do movies that provoke rather than reinforce conservative values. — Steve Coogan Copy Share
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
I think there's as much profundity and wisdom in Shakespeare, more so in fact, than those in the Bible. — Steve Coogan Copy Share
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
I'm really encouraged by Pope Francis, because I think his attitude is totally laudable. — Steve Coogan Copy Share
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
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
The fundamentalists are insistent that they know best. It's a dictatorial attitude towards personal morality, which is a modern creation that came about in… — Steve Coogan Copy Share
I use improvisation as a writing tool to help produce material that goes into a script, but a well-crafted script shouldn't sound scripted, and… — Steve Coogan Copy Share
If the person who can effectively sanction ill-conceived wars can play the electric guitar, which is a symbol of rebellion, then that whole worldview… — Steve Coogan Copy Share
