225 Quotes by Steve Coogan

"Yeah, all drama teachers are very effusive, very demonstrative, very emotionally open, very big, and gesticulate a lot, and are very physical."

"When you see a crowd of people jumping up and down at a pop concert, all gloriously in the moment, I don't think you'll ever see a comedian there. They'll all be standing at the sides, looking at how it all fits together."

"I use improvisation as a writing tool to help produce material that goes into a script, but a well-crafted script shouldn't sound scripted, and oftentimes people confuse something that looks like improvisation for what is actually a very well-written script that is well-acted."

"When I see friends from school I think they've all grown old and I've stayed the same."

"It may seem like improv because it flows quite naturally, and a little bit of leeway for improvisation is good, but you have to be judicious with it. So it's good, but sometimes people deify it. You can't improvise your way out of a paper hat."

"Me, myself, personally, I like to keep myself private. I have never said I am a paragon of virtue, a model of morality. I simply do what I do."

"Comedy is unique in the sense that laughter is a palpable noise that everyone makes."

"Actors say they do their own stunts for the integrity of the film but I did them because they looked like a lot of fun."

"There is a strong ethical dimension to the best comedy. Not only does it avoid reinforcing prejudices, it actively challenges them."

"Even if I screw up in my personal life, as long as I'm not destroying myself, I just think, "Okay, I screwed up." I'm not Mother Theresa."