Ricky Gervais

And I was 39 at the time, sort of 40. And they went, we can change that. And I thought, okay. And I said, I think you need, I said, who's going to go and see this? No one knows me. And they went quiet. And I went, you need John Cusack.

for this and they sort of went okay well thanks for the call and in my head I was oozing integrity and they were going what a guy but actually they probably went what a fucking idiot who do you think he is turning down a lead movie he's not going to get up That's interesting. And so it was no because I was busy. It was no all the way.

for this and they sort of went okay well thanks for the call and in my head I was oozing integrity and they were going what a guy but actually they probably went what a fucking idiot who do you think he is turning down a lead movie he's not going to get up That's interesting. And so it was no because I was busy. It was no all the way.

for this and they sort of went okay well thanks for the call and in my head I was oozing integrity and they were going what a guy but actually they probably went what a fucking idiot who do you think he is turning down a lead movie he's not going to get up That's interesting. And so it was no because I was busy. It was no all the way.

The first one that I said yes to, because I read it, the first one I read, actually, Jane would read them and say, no, no, no. And the first one I did that I thought, if I don't do this, I'll never do one, was Ghost Town. And it just, I was reading it and I was laughing. I thought, this is me. Yeah, I loved it. This is written for me. And so I did it and I loved it.

The first one that I said yes to, because I read it, the first one I read, actually, Jane would read them and say, no, no, no. And the first one I did that I thought, if I don't do this, I'll never do one, was Ghost Town. And it just, I was reading it and I was laughing. I thought, this is me. Yeah, I loved it. This is written for me. And so I did it and I loved it.

The first one that I said yes to, because I read it, the first one I read, actually, Jane would read them and say, no, no, no. And the first one I did that I thought, if I don't do this, I'll never do one, was Ghost Town. And it just, I was reading it and I was laughing. I thought, this is me. Yeah, I loved it. This is written for me. And so I did it and I loved it.

But it still doesn't feel like mine. I've done loads of things. I've popped up in things. I've done the Golden Globes. I've done this and that. But if I say, what have you done? I'd list, you know, three or four sitcoms, a couple of movies, and my standup. That's what I'd say was mine.

But it still doesn't feel like mine. I've done loads of things. I've popped up in things. I've done the Golden Globes. I've done this and that. But if I say, what have you done? I'd list, you know, three or four sitcoms, a couple of movies, and my standup. That's what I'd say was mine.

But it still doesn't feel like mine. I've done loads of things. I've popped up in things. I've done the Golden Globes. I've done this and that. But if I say, what have you done? I'd list, you know, three or four sitcoms, a couple of movies, and my standup. That's what I'd say was mine.

Yeah, now I don't even, I say no to everything because I'm sort of busy. But when I'm working stuff out, yeah, I run things by, if I go for a run and I've got an idea for a routine, I come back and I say, what do you think of this? And she says, please don't do that. And I know it's good. I know.

Yeah, now I don't even, I say no to everything because I'm sort of busy. But when I'm working stuff out, yeah, I run things by, if I go for a run and I've got an idea for a routine, I come back and I say, what do you think of this? And she says, please don't do that. And I know it's good. I know.

Yeah, now I don't even, I say no to everything because I'm sort of busy. But when I'm working stuff out, yeah, I run things by, if I go for a run and I've got an idea for a routine, I come back and I say, what do you think of this? And she says, please don't do that. And I know it's good. I know.

Shut the window.

Shut the window.

Shut the window.

You've got to think that it's not your baby.

You've got to think that it's not your baby.

You've got to think that it's not your baby.

Well, the thing is, I didn't invent the genre. In fact, my biggest influence, I think, writing it, that was someone else's work, was Spinal Tap, which is a fake documentary. That's just... I mean, no-one owns fake documentary. I suppose what was different, slightly different about it, was that it was... We left the boring bits in. Like, David Brent made bad jokes and no-one laughed.