225 Quotes by Steve Coogan

Hacking into a victim of crime’s phone is a sort of poetically elegant manifestation of a modus operandi the tabloids have.

What I don’t like is dance music or hip hop or any of that sort of thing.

The Bible, undoubtedly, is a mixed bag. I don’t see myself coming back to the Church. I do like the tradition. If you come from a strong culture, you can decide what you agree with and what you don’t agree with. If you’re given a blank canvas, it’s almost harder in life.

The trick is always to write in pairs because if at least two people find it funny, you’ve immediately halved the odds of it not being funny.

When I play myself, I want to be a slightly better person. It just agrees. Everything I play about myself is kind of true, but it’s amplified. We all edit, don’t we? If you’re self-aware, you stop yourself – you know how to behave properly.

It’s arguably the best newspaper in the world.

I’m getting older, so I’m quieting down a bit.

Sadly, I can’t say the same for my Father, who is probably in a different place – Hell.

If you start to disrespect the character you’re playing, or play it too much for laughs, that can work for a sketch, it will sell some gags, but it’s all technique. It’s like watching a juggler – you can be impressed by it, but it’s not going to touch you in any way.