512 Quotes by Ricky Gervais

When I go to work, I don't want to make depressing, gritty, urban stories that are depressing to watch. I want to give people something to enjoy. When people think I'm a control freak and an ogre - which I am - it's only because I want my work to be accessible and Everyman, in a way.

If you spend your days doing what you love, it is impossible to fail. So I go about my days trying to bring something into the world that wasn't in the world before. And then everyone gets furious about it. And then I sit back and say, 'I did that!'

Your reputation is still the most important thing that you've got.

I find comedy easy, and I find drama exciting and tantalising.

Comedy is easy for me, but with drama, I don't know... it's still the Holy Grail.

When I see a headline 'Guess who's going out with who?' I don't guess, and I don't click.

I'd never tried as hard with anything as I did with 'The Office,' and it was one of the things I'm proud of. I wasn't trying to be famous or a comedian, but this opportunity came along when I was 38 or 39. It came late, and I couldn't have been prouder of it.

I'd much rather eat exactly what I want, and then burn it off, than diet.

Fame is an upshot of what I do. If you're a successful comedian or actor, then you're a famous one. But it's not the driving force. It's a by-product.