I think if you try to look for something to show off as an actor, vanity can get the better of you. Steve Coogan More Quotes by Steve Coogan More Quotes From Steve Coogan In my mind God made Adam and Eve, he didn't make Adam and Steve. Steve Coogan adammindfunny 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. Steve Coogan selfwantplay I love Sherlock Holmes. I've got all his books, leather-bound. What I thought was great about Sherlock Holmes was that not only was he a supersleuth, he was also a hard worker. Not only did he go out and solve the crimes, he came home and wrote it all down. Fantastic. That's why I admire him. Steve Coogan hard-workhomebook The great thing is that the funny side of getting old is fuel for my comedy. Steve Coogan comedyfuelsides London audiences are tricky, too. They don't laugh as much as the Northern audiences because, and I hate to say this, they are a bit cleverer normally, and they are picking up on all the little details and listening more carefully. Steve Coogan hatelisteninglaughing I've met people who've dismissed me, and then they find out that they like my work, and suddenly their attitude changes toward me. And I think that's very funny and very human. But it's also very unattractive. Steve Coogan attitudepeoplethinking The best feeling in the world is performing in front of a live audience who like what you're doing. I can understand why people become dictators just because of the thrill they get making the speeches. Steve Coogan thrillfeelingspeople Going to a grammar school, you mixed with all sorts of different types and I used to listen to how they talked. When I did my imitations, I could sound like someone really rough, or I could sound like a cabinet minister. Steve Coogan differentsoundschool The tabloids operate in an amoral parallel universe where the bottom line is selling newspapers. Steve Coogan tabloidssellinglines I always think that, even when people behave badly, if you like something deep inside them, then there is a tiny bit of nobility - they wish they could be good. Steve Coogan wishpeoplethinking 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. Steve Coogan jumpingpeoplethinking When I was a student I was very, very ambitious, completely immersed in my comedy career. I never had that period of reckless hedonism that you should get out of your system in your youth. Steve Coogan ambitiouscomedycareers Actually, bizarrely, in America, I get more appreciation from the odd, unusual stuff I've done, almost because I'm not, if you like, famous in America as I am in England. Steve Coogan doneappreciationamerica It’s our imperfections that make us vulnerable, make us interesting. How can I make myself a bit of an asshole and still have humanity about it? Steve Coogan imperfectionhumanityinteresting I don't like comedy that I think is bad comedy, where people are trying to be sick for the sake of it, where there's no intellectual point behind it. I like stuff that's got an underlying point of view. Steve Coogan viewspeoplethinking When you tour you become more intimate with your audience. It's like I need reassurance that they like me or at least find me relevant. And that I can still do it. Steve Coogan reassuranceintimateneeds I think you need to have the guts to not use comedy. Often, the people that work in comedy use a joke to avoid contemplation. Steve Coogan peopleneedsthinking Knowing about comedy has helped me with the drama. To see people laugh, it's like there are moments of catharsis in the middle of sadness. Steve Coogan sadnessknowingdrama What terrifies me is that I might somehow endorse that view so people think they don't have to read books anymore. Steve Coogan viewsbookthinking I'm just a good Catholic boy - I do naughty things and feel guilty about them. Steve Coogan naughtycatholicboys
