I like comedy, but I like comedy as a device in drama. It's more interesting for me to use comedy to seduce people into thinking about something serious. If you want to hit a beat in a drama, you can… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I think you need to have the guts to not use comedy. Often, the people that work in comedy use a joke to avoid contemplation. — 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
