I’m just attracted to playing people who are ostensible unlikable. That’s not to say that there’s something in there that makes you care. It might be that you just find them so awful that you just can’t stop watching, like a car crash. Steve Coogan Read Quote
I used to do stuff at college. I could do voices. I could make some people laugh. I wasn’t the class clown, but I knew I had this skill. Steve Coogan Read Quote
If you are a great dramatic actor then you often don’t know if people are enjoying your stuff at all because they are sitting there in silence. Steve Coogan Read Quote
But with comedy it’s a simple premise. If it’s funny, people laugh. If it’s not, they don’t. Steve Coogan Read Quote
There’s something quite joyful about doing comedy which doesn’t really need much analysis. I’m not elitist. I like to do crowd-pleasing stuff which is a bit smart, but is just about belly laughs. Steve Coogan Read Quote
Even great people are always slightly disappointing, which is generally what makes them interesting. Steve Coogan Read Quote
