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Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais
English Writer
Born: Jun 25, 1961
About Because Me People Think You
Related authors: Agatha Christie Arthur C. Clarke D. H. Lawrence Douglas Adams Gilbert K. Chesterton John Ruskin Rudyard Kipling Thomas Paine
Let's be honest here: Twitter, for me, is 90 per cent a marketing tool. Ricky Gervais
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The grass isn't always greener on the other side! Ricky Gervais
Grass Other Side Always Greener
Why buy a book when you can join a library. Ricky Gervais
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Sometimes being old is used as an insult, which is bizarre because, if you're lucky, that's literally going to happen to you. It's a strange thing to gloat about: being born recently. Ricky Gervais
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I'm a fan of the kind of political correctness that is about not promoting prejudice. But some people in America are offended by equality because when you've had privilege for so long, equality feels like oppression. Ricky Gervais
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You should make something. You should bring something into the world that wasn't in the world before. It doesn't matter what it is. It doesn't matter if it's a table or a film or gardening-everyone should create. You should do something, then sit back and say, 'I did that.' Ricky Gervais
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I'm a scientist at heart, so I know how important the truth is. However inconvenient, however unattractive, however embarrassing, however shocking, the truth is the truth, and wanting it not to be true doesn't change things. Ricky Gervais
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People now live their lives like an open wound to be famous - they do bad things because they're rewarded for it. Ricky Gervais
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When I go to work, I don't want to make depressing, gritty, urban stories that are depressing to watch. I want to give people something to enjoy. When people think I'm a control freak and an ogre - which I am - it's only because I want my work to be accessible and Everyman, in a way. Ricky Gervais
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The best script in the world doesn't work perfectly when you actually act it out. That's a law. That's a given. So you have to play with everything. And the more fun you have with it, the better the finished product. Ricky Gervais
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Honor is a gift a man gives himself. You can be as good as anyone that ever lived. If you can read, you can learn everything that anyone ever learned. But you've got to want it. Ricky Gervais
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The second series is always my favourite as a writer/director; you can hit the ground running... so that's fun. Ricky Gervais
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The only thing that really depresses me is animal cruelty. Ricky Gervais
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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
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With Netflix, I browse; I watch documentaries about things I'd never dream of, but I think, 'I might as well.' Ricky Gervais
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I think I'm pretty self-aware. Ricky Gervais
Think Pretty
I didn't know I was poor, growing up, because everyone was in the same boat. I couldn't have bikes. It never really bothered me, but I could have any book. I loved school; I loved learning. Yeah, I never cared for possessions. I still don't, really. Ricky Gervais
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I think it's important to hold a mirror up to society and yourself. Ricky Gervais
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I've got re-addicted to normal people, which is the loveliest thing to write about. Ricky Gervais
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I really just want to make Karl Pilkington the new messiah. Ricky Gervais
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Stephen Merchant looks like a Muppet. I mean, he looks like Beaker. Ricky Gervais
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Oh, let's face it: I hate everything in others. Ricky Gervais
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I'm influenced by those '40s, '50s, and '60s films: things like 'The Apartment' - I was a big fan of Billy Wilder. Ricky Gervais
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I like grown-up comedy, where it's about character and attitude and life as opposed to obvious gross-out and jokes. Ricky Gervais
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If I've only got a career if I bring David Brent back, you can have it. Ricky Gervais
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My career, I look at it in a Darwinian framework. I'm going to do exactly what I want, and I'm going to survive, or I'm not. I'm not going to pander. I'm not going to change things. I'm not going to do focus groups. I'll live and die by the sword. I don't care. Because I couldn't live with myself. Ricky Gervais
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