Stephen Merchant (Stephen James Merchant) Quotes
I've always been a fan of physical comedy. It kind of hits you in a different way; it bypasses the intellect and hits you in the gut.
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I cultivated this fan base that I really didn't really understand or appreciate until I put my first headlining tour up for sale. 500- to 1,000-capacity rooms weren't an underplay for me at the time. I'd never done a tour before!
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I wanted to be less well-known in comedy.
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I try to be an ethical, moral person and a nice person, and I like to have that reflected in my comedy. I'm not a mean comedian, and I don't think that my comedy is mean. I think that for the most part, it's more focused on the diversity that we all handle and try to provide a distraction from the disaster of modern living.
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I'm a big fan of movies, but I'm a bigger fan of filmmaking itself. I fell in love with it when I was very young, and I have always loved to learn the craft, every aspect of it.
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I was not influenced by composers as much as by natural objects and physical phenomena.
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If I could sew comedy and philosophy together, then I've done a good job. The primary goal is always going to be laughs and the secondary goal is always going to be saying something without it being a lecture.
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We often operate effectively on the physical battleground but not on the psychological battleground. We fail to communicate our resolve.
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Let's not call physical comedy falling down and pratfalls. All humor is physical, no matter how you dish it out. It's timing, like a dancer or an athlete would have.
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This hiatus coming up I'm looking at a comedy because I need the balance.
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Perhaps I've been perceived more as a romantic comedy actor, but overall, I enjoy acting in any shape or form.
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My comedy comes from pain. I can't stand to see someone hurting.
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Comedy, when it works, is light on its feet and has the illusion of complete spontaneity: as if there is no film, no camera. You are standing there experiencing it all in real time. This illusion, I believe, is why so many people think comedy is easy.
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But I'm kind of spoilt when it comes to comedy. I was on 'Friends', which was one of the funniest things on television.
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I love the satire and skewering of comedy writing.
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I'm obsessed with 'The Americans.' It's one of my favorite shows. I also love 'Baskets' - low-brow, high-art comedy.
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It was just really fun doing 'Step Brothers,' and then 'Party Down' came a year later. I was having so much fun. I loved the people and the comedy community.
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There's a sort of magic and music to comedy. Some words, some numbers even, are funnier than others. A Caramac bar, for instance, is funnier than a Milky Way.
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I don't think comedy is necessarily an attack. It's finding humour in life. I don't think if you're making a joke about something you're automatically demeaning it.
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I love Italy and I say I am from Italy wherever I go.
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I mean business about standing with President Trump to make America great again.
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My job involves a lot of sitting on aeroplanes and a lot of walking in high heels! I find yoga helps with both.
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It will mean a better deal for European taxpayers, and for their armed forces. And it is a vital step for ensuring that our defense industries remain globally competitive.
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I've always been a fan of physical comedy. It kind of hits you in a different way; it bypasses the intellect and hits you in the gut.
