Ricky Gervais

My physique is down to 20 years of eating cheese.

— Ricky Gervais

I think I'm pretty self-aware.

— Ricky Gervais

I don't do anything for the money.

— Ricky Gervais

I was never ambitious. I was never ambitious at school.

— Ricky Gervais

“Remember, if you don't sin, then Jesus died for nothing”

— Ricky Gervais

Being on the edge isn't as safe, but the view is better

— Ricky Gervais

Why buy a book when you can join a library?

— Ricky Gervais

The only thing that really depresses me is animal cruelty.

— Ricky Gervais

Same-sex marriage is not a gay privilege, it's equal rights.

— Ricky Gervais

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but if you believe in god, you're wrong.

— Ricky Gervais

I think Spielberg is a master. I think 'Jaws' invented a genre.

— Ricky Gervais

When I see a headline 'Guess who's going out with who?' I don't guess, and I don't click.

— Ricky Gervais

Your reputation is still the most important thing that you've got.

— Ricky Gervais

I've got re-addicted to normal people, which is the loveliest thing to write about.

— Ricky Gervais

I think comedies should be short. I don't want to be self-indulgent; I don't want a two-hour comedy.

— Ricky Gervais

With 'The Office' and 'Extras' I've always snuck in a little bit of heart and pathos - and drama, which is fun.

— Ricky Gervais

There's a difference between a job and a career - if you're the boss you don't stop at six o'clock, you have…

— Ricky Gervais

Growing up, the most important thing, after taking care of your family and getting a decent job of work, was having a…

— Ricky Gervais

You can be watching the greatest film in the world, and if you hear your neighbor getting into a fight, you're at…

— Ricky Gervais

I am myself sometimes, and I do state my opinions, but not in a comedy routine and not in my character. There…

— Ricky Gervais

We make television for a British audience and it's still amazing to me that most countries in the world have my fat…

— Ricky Gervais

I use people's real voices because I want realism. So often I mention the actors' physicality because I want it to be…

— Ricky Gervais

It’s a strange myth that atheists have nothing to live for. It’s the opposite. We have nothing to die for. We have…

— Ricky Gervais

If you can't joke about the most horrendous things in the world, what's the point of jokes? What's the point in having…

— Ricky Gervais

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

How many times have we seen reality celebrities fall from grace - often through no fault of their own - and then…

— Ricky Gervais

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

With the Internet era and social media and politics being so out there with the lies, now you've got people denying things…

— Ricky Gervais

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

I always knew I had to be 100 percent in charge, even when I was a middle manager. I used to say…

— Ricky Gervais

I don't mind what people say about me as long as it's an opinion or the truth. If someone says, 'He's the…

— Ricky Gervais

I don't know. I suppose I grew up wishing I was an American Jew for the comedy and the one-liners. 'The Sunshine…

— Ricky Gervais

What is the single most important thing for a company? Is it the building? Is it the stock? Is it the turnover?…

— Ricky Gervais

“As an atheist, I see nothing “wrong” in believing in a God. I don’t think there is a God, but belief in…

— Ricky Gervais

Do unto others…’ is a good rule of thumb. I live by that. Forgiveness is probably the greatest virtue there is. But…

— Ricky Gervais

“Well, I think life is precious because you can't watch it again. I mean, you can believe in an afterlife if that…

— Ricky Gervais

Unlike religious people, I look at all religions equally.

— Ricky Gervais

Piracy doesn't kill music, boy bands do.

— Ricky Gervais

I think everyone has the ability to be loved.

— Ricky Gervais

You do your own thing and you see if you survive.

— Ricky Gervais