It’s funny because I was offered film parts the first week after ‘The Office’ went out. I was sent a script, and I said, ‘Who’s the lead?’ They said, ‘We want you to be.’ And I said: ‘Well, who’s going to go and see that? You want John Cusack.’ Ricky Gervais Read Quote
I like the ironic pomposity of a stand-up comedian. Like all those comedians thinking they can bring down Coca-Cola. They forget to be funny. Ricky Gervais Read Quote
Making people laugh is easy for me. I’m quite proud of that. But I’m prouder of silencing an audience for a minute because they’re thinking about something. Ricky Gervais Read Quote
People now live their lives like an open wound to be famous – they do bad things because they’re rewarded for it. Ricky Gervais Read Quote
Luckily, even when people are shouting lies, the truth is undamaged. Science doesn’t matter what you believe. Ricky Gervais Read Quote
I like grown-up comedy, where it’s about character and attitude and life as opposed to obvious gross-out and jokes. Ricky Gervais Read Quote
