Ricky Gervais
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And I just thought that was such a lovely.
And then he told me a story that the director of Rain Man did one of those things. And his favorite comment was, I enjoyed the film, but I was disappointed that the little guy didn't snap out of it by the end. And so he'd given me those little nuggets to fear TV by committee. And he's just lovely and he's still funny.
And then he told me a story that the director of Rain Man did one of those things. And his favorite comment was, I enjoyed the film, but I was disappointed that the little guy didn't snap out of it by the end. And so he'd given me those little nuggets to fear TV by committee. And he's just lovely and he's still funny.
And then he told me a story that the director of Rain Man did one of those things. And his favorite comment was, I enjoyed the film, but I was disappointed that the little guy didn't snap out of it by the end. And so he'd given me those little nuggets to fear TV by committee. And he's just lovely and he's still funny.
I remember he asked me once, he said, we'd just be mucking around like, you know, idiots, like kids. And he said, if we're suddenly not funny and no one finds us funny... how will we know? And I said, who cares? Yeah. Who cares? We're laughing. Yeah, for sure.
I remember he asked me once, he said, we'd just be mucking around like, you know, idiots, like kids. And he said, if we're suddenly not funny and no one finds us funny... how will we know? And I said, who cares? Yeah. Who cares? We're laughing. Yeah, for sure.
I remember he asked me once, he said, we'd just be mucking around like, you know, idiots, like kids. And he said, if we're suddenly not funny and no one finds us funny... how will we know? And I said, who cares? Yeah. Who cares? We're laughing. Yeah, for sure.
I'm fucking out. Of course I fucking out.
I'm fucking out. Of course I fucking out.
I'm fucking out. Of course I fucking out.
I think you hone it and hone it. You keep folding the samurai. You keep honing it and what you like. And what I like is no interference and only doing things I absolutely love. So I want to do less and less and just more of the thing that I absolutely love. And that's come down to, I suppose, if I'm doing sitcom, it's just doing the... And no compromise. No compromise.
I think you hone it and hone it. You keep folding the samurai. You keep honing it and what you like. And what I like is no interference and only doing things I absolutely love. So I want to do less and less and just more of the thing that I absolutely love. And that's come down to, I suppose, if I'm doing sitcom, it's just doing the... And no compromise. No compromise.
I think you hone it and hone it. You keep folding the samurai. You keep honing it and what you like. And what I like is no interference and only doing things I absolutely love. So I want to do less and less and just more of the thing that I absolutely love. And that's come down to, I suppose, if I'm doing sitcom, it's just doing the... And no compromise. No compromise.
with no compromise here and stand-up is already there really there's already no compromise with stand-up I think stand-up is like just about the purest art form outside the novel where what you think is what you can say and it's what they hear and that's pure because even with something like Afterlife you know I get final edit I do it all but there's still 60 people involved.
with no compromise here and stand-up is already there really there's already no compromise with stand-up I think stand-up is like just about the purest art form outside the novel where what you think is what you can say and it's what they hear and that's pure because even with something like Afterlife you know I get final edit I do it all but there's still 60 people involved.
with no compromise here and stand-up is already there really there's already no compromise with stand-up I think stand-up is like just about the purest art form outside the novel where what you think is what you can say and it's what they hear and that's pure because even with something like Afterlife you know I get final edit I do it all but there's still 60 people involved.
You still have to go, they have to give it to someone and they still have to go, we put it out on this day. Whereas stand-up, I say, I want to do this venue on this day, sell the tickets, the tickets are taught, I go up, I'm doing this, this is it, goodnight. And I did it. And every single step of the way is absolutely as I wanted it. So it's more and more, how do I get to that?