512 Quotes by Ricky Gervais

Believe it or not, I work out regularly.

I think being nice is more important than being clever.

I could always take a joke. I could always be the butt of the joke. I could always hand it out. That was just who I was.

I think it's important to hold a mirror up to society and yourself.

I think all art - even one as lowly as making jokes about celebrities - is there to make a connection.

Everything I do is somehow rooted in humanity. It's always about people; it's always about ego. It's always about desperation. It's quite existential. You know, 'Am I leading a good life?' That might be because I'm an atheist, and I think this is all we've got, so you better be nice. And have fun.

My dad was a laborer. And he used to get up at 5:30 every morning. He worked for 50 years of his life, in all weathers for, by showbiz standards, petty cash. I remind myself of that when I feel a little bit spoiled or hard done by.

Why buy a book when you can join a library.

I stand by 'I'm not going to do 'The Office' again.' That would be weird: all the same people sitting at the same desks at a paper merchant's in Slough.