512 Quotes by Ricky Gervais

Sometimes I'll be confident and go into a shop and say, "Hello, yeah, all right," and then the next day, if someone looks at me or talks to me, I just don't know what to do. If you're walking down the street with a baseball cap, you might be fine. But if you're in a pub and you see someone look at you, you think the worst thing in the world now is if they come over. It's a really weird feeling.

I think that's the fundamental thing - you can go anywhere you like as long as you're following a character that the audience likes and understands.

No one grows up saying 'I hope I work in an office one day?' And that fascinated me. People from 16 to 65 are just thrown together and that is a tantalizing mix,

I no longer needed a reason for my existence, just a reason to live. And imagination, free will, love, humor, fun, music, sports, beer, and pizza are all good enough reasons for living. But living an honest life - for that you need the truth.

I'm not from around these parts. I'm from a little place called England: we used to run the world before you.

You try to make characters you care about, and I think realism helps. Even though this is a high concept, the characters have got to be real.

But it's the press perception of him we played with, ... Les isn't a sad, lonely man. Through no fault of his own, he became a whipping boy.

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.

Do this or you’ll burn in hell.