Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais
Ricky Dene Gervaisis an English comedian, actor, director, producer, writer and former pop singer and manager...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth25 June 1961
CityWhitley, England
creating want stuff
I still see myself as a bit of a cottage industry. Being in a room creating stuff and seeing if anyone wants it, as opposed to going to work for someone.
want meat ethical
If I do eat meat, it's got to be ethical. I want to know that it lived a great life before it was killed humanely.
plans wanted
I never had a plan. I just sort of ambled along, doing exactly what I wanted every day of my life.
names want littles
We didn't evolve; God made us. So I just want to explain to you exactly how that happened... Some of the things you'll hear do sound a little bit far-fetched. I admit that. Then I found out that the other name for The Bible is The Gospel, so it is all true. Luckily, the clue is in the title.
enjoy enjoy-your-life wanted
You now have the least amount of time you've ever had, to do everything you've ever wanted to do. Enjoy your life. You only get one
hate people want
You want to see the people you've sort of come to know and love, or love to hate, you want to see them develop in some way. And I hope people get sort of caught up in that arc.
fooling people rock roll suit
People see me in the suit and they know I'm not fooling anyone, they know I'm rock and roll through and through.
andy bad idiot owes whereas
Brent was essentially an idiot who wasn't that bad but just wanted to be popular, ... whereas Andy has a different theme: The world owes him a living.
fascinated shy whereas
I've always been fascinated with actors who have to be heroes, whereas I shy away from that,
bad material
You can get away with bad material if you've got charisma.
ensemble icing
The A-list celebrities were always going to be the icing on the cake. It's always been more of an ensemble piece.
sit table
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.'
english-writer
Look, just tell me where that lemon came from and I'll shut up and go away.
backs hard red slapping
We were slapping each other's backs so hard we were red raw.