Best Ricky Gervais Quotations
- I had great memories of growing up in a working class estate. I remember it being sunny all the time. So we're putting that on… All
- There was a nobility in poverty when I was growing up. My mom was poor but she was planting roses and she was cleaning the… Cleaning
- There's nothing as perfect as the initial idea. And the only reason I write and direct is to protect the writing, because that's what's most… Direct
- The terrible thing in England is if you interview a thousand people, five hundred of them will talk like they're going into a Guy Ritchie… Class
- The most important thing in comedy - apart from empathy, which I think is important even if disguised - is surprise. I like surprising people… All
- I feel that a lot of British comedy is often too bombastic, too obvious, dressing up and shouting and pulling funny faces. Bombastic
- Where's our Paul Newmans? Where's our Robert Redfords? We've got Jason Statham, who is great... blue collar and cool, which is fantastic. And we've got… Blue
- I want to get all the nations of the world together, it doesn't matter what colour or creed, and I want to sit them down… All
- Hollywood is responsible for some of the greatest and worst movies of all time! All
- You can drive 1,000 miles across America and find yourself, whereas if you drive a few miles from Slough you're in London anyway, or you… Across
- Whatever else is happening, things are better in the sun. Better
- It's interesting that music in this country... we sort of sold something to America with The Beatles and they sold something back. And we've never… Afraid
- I'm not a film snob at all. I much prefer a really good Hollywood blockbuster than a thought-provoking art house movie because entertainment is sort… All
- It's quite easy to make a load of people laugh, it's often a reflex action, but I think to make them cry is harder without… Action
- I never understood redemption when I was young. Even before I was an atheist, I always thought with the prodigal son, "well, why's he getting… Always Thought
- There are so many films now where you know the story is a supporting role to the visual effects. Effects
- I don't see myself as part of an acting fraternity or a comedy fraternity. Acting
- Life is so interesting... just every day life. I remember someone once saying: "Drama is real life with the boring bits taken out." Bits
- I see myself much more as a writer/director or at least an aspiring writer/director - not necessarily in film. Aspiring
- People think that it's fun to meet celebrities - but what do you mean by "celebrity"? Someone you recognise? What are they famous for? It's… Celebrities
- I think the social faux par is probably what most people fear... more people fear public speaking than death and that's because we don't want… Death
- If you're surrounded by idiots, you're the unpopular one and the odd one out because idiots don't like smart asses. Ass
- If you walked around like David Bowie in 1973 in Reading, you'd get beaten up. The 1970s in a small town was more like the… Around Like
- Body language is more powerful than words. Body
- I didn't have toys and bikes; I'd go out and pick up rocks. I was into science and nature. It was my first love. I… Been
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