157 Quotes by Simon Pegg

Chris Martin’s a good friend of mine. I’m actually Apple’s godfather. He’s an old friend and we’ve been mates for quite a few years now.

Sometimes you just wish you could make a film and then have it on DVD so you can see your mom. But, no, I’ve never really had that moment. Not really. Not seriously.

Every person should have their escape route planned. I think everyone has an apocalypse fantasy, what would I do in the event of the end of the world, and we just basically – me and Nick – said what would we do, where would we head?

You grow up watching certain films or admiring certain filmmakers, and to write a love letter to one and have them validate it, it’s extraordinary.

When men write women, they tend to write women the way they want women to be, or the way they resent women for being. They don’t really – they seldom nail it. It takes a woman to write a really good female character. I like that.

Being a geek is extremely liberating.

Like behind the car or in the pub, to do a scene, a proper nice dramatic scene, it’s always a treat. And they’re usually shot as one, so you’ve got a big chunk of dialogue to learn, and you feel like you’re working.

I mean, yeah, I’m sure that Python and the other things have paved the way for a greater understanding of the British sense of humor, but I don’t think it’s all that different than the American sense of humor.

There’s this thing of you can live in a city and be completely alone, not notice anything going on around you.