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Matt Berry
Matt Berry
English Actor
Born: May 2, 1974
Because Comedy Me People Think You
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I always come back to the gentler stuff like Simon & Garfunkel and the Fleet Foxes' first album - that's quite an odd one. Matt Berry
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I didn't have any plan to go into comedy. Matt Berry
Comedy Go Any Plan
While I've got all my arms and legs and my eyes working at the same time, I've got to make as much stuff as I can. Matt Berry
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I don't watch much TV. Matt Berry
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Actors are a great subject for a comedy. They're inherently funny because, like sportsmen, they take themselves so seriously. Matt Berry
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A lot of actors do that - they blame their failure on their agents or their photos. But that is just putting off the real issues. Matt Berry
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I don't like to think of anyone waking up every morning amazed that things haven't gone their way in life. Matt Berry
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Oh God, I've done telesales. It doesn't get much lower than that, really. That's the job I enjoyed the least. Matt Berry
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If somebody has no sense of humor, I think that's a great place to start for British comedy in terms of your character. Matt Berry
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A lot of my favourite songs have Eno involved, but I love the work he does on the first two Roxy Music albums. He's creating atmospheres as opposed to composition, and it's a beautiful mixture with everything else in that band. Matt Berry
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When I realise that I don't have a lot of time left to do what I'm meant to do in terms of buying things, that's when things begin to feel Christmassy for me - when I realise that time is against me, and I've got to act; otherwise, I'll look ridiculous. Matt Berry
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Make sure you own a good bed and a good pair of shoes because if you're not in one, you're in the other. Matt Berry
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I find the fact that my voice has been heard all over the world more insane than anything else. Matt Berry
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I think pompous accents are inherently funnier. Matt Berry
Think Accents Pompous Inherently Funnier
I'm not making comedy albums. That's too much effort for one joke. Matt Berry
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Before doing 'Darkplace' in 2003, I was temping and at call centres, and that was pretty bad. Then I was at the London Dungeon, which I loved doing, and then from that, I was on Channel 4 doing 'Darkplace.' Matt Berry
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Things like, when a total stranger says, 'I want you to record something for my forthcoming wedding,' that can be a bit tiresome. But it's a high-class problem. It doesn't hurt my feelings. Matt Berry
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It's always more interesting to do new things. Matt Berry
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I showed my dad the first episode of 'Toast of London' the other night. He laughed a bit, but when it finished, he just turned to me and said, 'You're an idiot.' I loved that. Matt Berry
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When I was a student, I couldn't afford anything. Matt Berry
Student Afford Anything
When I do a voiceover now, there are always a few people I've borrowed bits off, whether it's their hats or facial hair, who'll say: 'That's so funny; it's obviously based on this guy.' You think, 'It ain't: it's you.' Actors never think characters are based on them. Matt Berry
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I wasn't interested in sport or anything obvious, so I didn't stand out. I was interested in music, but I couldn't read music, so I wasn't allowed to do the GCSE. I was interested in painting, but no one's interested in a 16-year-old boy who's interested in painting. I wanted to get out of school very, very quickly. Matt Berry
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I'd tell my teenage self he did the right thing never getting a proper job. Matt Berry
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Closest to my heart is probably 'Toast of London' because I came up with the character, based on a bunch of people I worked with in the industry. And Channel 4 didn't mess with it. Head to screen, it was exactly as I wanted it. Matt Berry
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I didn't know how interested I was in performing until I did 'Darkplace.' I hadn't done anything really up until that point. I didn't mind the cameras, and I didn't know that I would enjoy it. Matt Berry
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I used to not really know any other people when I was young that wanted to play music - that's why I learned everything myself. As a result, you kind of naturally become an engineer of sorts, because you've got to learn how to record everything. Matt Berry
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