I don't think a comedian should even be concerned with being cool or sexy, as soon as you do, you aren't a… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
I think sometimes you get given a good pile of goodwill, and it's whether you use it up in the first six… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
I like the ironic pomposity of a stand-up comedian. Like all those comedians thinking they can bring down Coca-Cola. They forget to… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
I remember one review of The Office Christmas Special that compared it unfavourably to Dickens. What? You're saying I'm not as good… — 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
I've never worked out what the moral of Humpty Dumpty is. I can only think of: Don't sit on a wall, if… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
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 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
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
When you think of things like The Sopranos, The Wire, Damages, they are beating film on a regular basis. Most films are… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
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
I think comedy has to be an intellectual pursuit. It comes down to logic and analysis. As soon as it becomes emotional,… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
I think the best advice I'd say to any actor when you do comedy is play it straight. — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
My greatest hero is Nelson Mandela. What a man. Incarcerated for 25 years, he was released in 1990 and he hasn't reoffended.… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
I think doing something creative is the most important thing to me, and I think it's probably just good for the soul… — 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
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 Copy Share Image
You try to make characters you care about, and I think realism helps. Even though this is a high concept, the characters… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
I don't think humans are meant to be looked at when we're buying pants. — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
We only do what we think is good and what we're happy with. I do that in stand-up, I even do it… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
The most important thing in comedy - apart from empathy, which I think is important even if disguised - is surprise. I… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'll be confident and go into a shop and say, "Hello, yeah, all right," and then the next day, if someone… — 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
