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Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan

British Comedian

Born: Oct 14, 1965

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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. But with comedy it's a simple premise. If it's funny, people laugh. If it's not, they don't. Steve Coogan

If you do something very successful, you will then be defined by it. Steve Coogan

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If you chase something too desperately, it eludes you. Steve Coogan

You Too Desperately Eludes Something Chase

But with comedy it's a simple premise. If it's funny, people laugh. If it's not, they don't. Steve Coogan

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I always find it easier to portray myself as being unlikeable and idiotic; to actually play a character that is likeable and engages the audience is far more difficult. It's a more subtle kind of challenge. Steve Coogan

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When you see a crowd of people jumping up and down at a pop concert, all gloriously in the moment, I don't think you'll ever see a comedian there. They'll all be standing at the sides, looking at how it all fits together. Steve Coogan

When I see friends from school I think they've all grown old and I've stayed the same. Steve Coogan

School Old Think See Stayed Friends Same Grown

I find impressionists slightly annoying, really. Steve Coogan

Slightly Find Annoying Impressionist Really

What I don't like is dance music or hip hop or any of that sort of thing. Steve Coogan

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Comedy is unique in the sense that laughter is a palpable noise that everyone makes. Steve Coogan

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Actually, bizarrely, in America, I get more appreciation from the odd, unusual stuff I've done, almost because I'm not, if you like, famous in America as I am in England. Steve Coogan

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If the person who can effectively sanction ill-conceived wars can play the electric guitar, which is a symbol of rebellion, then that whole worldview becomes confused. Steve Coogan

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The best feeling in the world is performing in front of a live audience who like what you're doing. I can understand why people become dictators just because of the thrill they get making the speeches. Steve Coogan

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The great thing is that the funny side of getting old is fuel for my comedy. Steve Coogan

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I don't like comedy that I think is bad comedy, where people are trying to be sick for the sake of it, where there's no intellectual point behind it. I like stuff that's got an underlying point of view. Steve Coogan

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I think it's always funny when you see kids do Shakespeare. Steve Coogan

Funny You Think Kids See Shakespeare Always

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

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I wasn't a naturally confident, extravert, outgoing person. Steve Coogan

Outgoing Person Confident Naturally

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