What’s important is the work that you’re doing, not the country that you’re in. I would much rather be in a play at the Royal Court than in Los Angeles making ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.’ James Corden Read Quote
I have friends at home who love ‘The Tonight Show’ with Jimmy Fallon. They live in the U.K., and they’ve never seen an episode, but they love it. James Corden Read Quote
No boys liked Take That, and it was weird if you did because they danced around and wore matching clothes. But I didn’t grow up with a dad who told me something was manly or not manly. James Corden Read Quote
I’ve been lucky enough that in the U.K., I’ve done shows that have aired once a week. I make a show there that runs seasonally, and we make one episode a week, and that is great – the value of time. You can really think and finesse what you want to do. James Corden Read Quote
The truth of why I used to listen to Arrested Development on my Walkman was because if I didn’t, it would take me 20 minutes to walk to school. If I did, it took me 15. That’s the reason I loved it. I just had more of a kick in my step, more of a bounce, so I’d walk quicker. James Corden Read Quote
It’s a tough one for me, politics. I grew up in a house where my father is a Christian book salesman and a Tory, and my mum’s a social worker. So I can always see the benefits of both arguments. James Corden Read Quote
There is really no one who hasn’t made mistakes in their career. I’m always shocked that people would be so surprised that I might make mistakes. Martin Scorsese has made mistakes – why can’t I? James Corden Read Quote
I feel a bit like when we came through the doors on the first day of rehearsals of that play, from that minute on, my whole life changed. James Corden Read Quote