512 Quotes by Ricky Gervais

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but if you believe in god, you’re wrong.

I went to university with no money. I can’t understand a society that wouldn’t give a poor person the same opportunity as a rich person.

I don’t see myself as part of an acting fraternity or a comedy fraternity.

Remember, if you don’t sin, then Jesus died for nothing.

I’ve never regretted saying no to anything, or finishing something. When I’m in the middle of doing something I love, I can have a better idea, and I’ll go, “Oh God, I can’t finish this.” Maybe I’ve got some sort of disorder.

I never think of myself as a celebrity – or even an actor, actually. I think of myself as a writer-director.

I think comedy has to be an intellectual pursuit. It comes down to logic and analysis. As soon as it becomes emotional, it’s not comedy anymore.

A world without any lies at all is not a good world, because it’s artless and because there are no white lies, no flattery.

I think sometimes you get given a good pile of goodwill, and it’s whether you use it up in the first six months or spread it out over a career.