I don’t really know what my personality is anyway. I don’t really have one. Richard Ayoade Read Quote
A lot of comedies are based on the reaction shot. You have one person doing something stupid and one person is generally the straight man, and the laughs generally come on the reaction of the straight man to the funny thing the other person has done. Richard Ayoade Read Quote
As in, I think ‘Badlands’ is one of the funniest films of all time: ‘Every day I wish I was carried off to a magical land, but that never happened’ is one of the funniest lines in any film. Richard Ayoade Read Quote
I find performing very difficult. It’s difficult to be a good actor. I get very nervous, even though it sounds disingenuous, because you could legitimately go, ‘Well, why do it?’ Richard Ayoade Read Quote
My parents didn’t go to university and weren’t brought up in England. They hadn’t heard of any other universities other than ‘Cambridge’ or ‘Oxford.’ Richard Ayoade Read Quote
I’m not sure I’d hire myself in anything. I certainly couldn’t be an actor. That would be terrible. For everyone. Richard Ayoade Read Quote
I’ve only ever really been in shows of friends, so I don’t know exactly what happened. I think I’m incredibly cheap to hire. That can buy some traction. I’m as cheap as it’s possible for an actor to be legally. Richard Ayoade Read Quote
