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Steve Coogan Quotes

List of quotations and sayings by the british comedian Steve Coogan on topics like people, successful, period

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

    — Steve Coogan on friends
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  • I did not become successful in my work through embracing or engaging in celebrity culture. I never signed away my privacy in exchange for success.

    — Steve Coogan on celebrity
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  • I have never wanted to be famous, as such - fame is a by-product.

    — Steve Coogan on by-product
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  • I always find it easier to portray myself as being unlikeable and idiotic;

    to actually play a character that is likeable and engages the audience is far more difficult. It's a more subtle kind of challenge.

    — Steve Coogan on audience
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  • If you do something very successful, you will then be defined by it.

    — Steve Coogan on defined
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  • 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 on comedian
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  • People regurgitate the same old cliches and it becomes like a photocopy of a photocopy of something that's vaguely interesting.

    — Steve Coogan on cliches
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  • If you chase something too desperately, it eludes you.

    — Steve Coogan on chase
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  • If you are a great dramatic actor then you often don't know if people are enjoying your stuff at all because they are sitting there in silence. But with comedy it's a simple premise. If it's funny, people laugh. If it's not, they don't.

    — Steve Coogan on actor
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  • 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 on ambitious
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  • 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.

    — Steve Coogan on film
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  • As soon as I see period costume, I turn off. It's like hearing drama on Radio 4.

    — Steve Coogan on costume
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  • About Steve Coogan

    Name Steve Coogan
    Quotes 15 quotations
    Nationality British
    Profession Comedian
    Birthday October 16
    About Stephen John "Steve" Coogan is a BAFTA-winning English actor, comedian, writer, impressionist and producer. Born in Middleton, Greater Manchester, he began his career as a stand-up comedian and impressionist, working as a voice artist throughout the 1980s on satirical puppet show Spitting Image.
    Top topics people, successful, period, work, play
  • If you start to disrespect the character you're playing, or play it too much for laughs, that can work for a sketch, it will sell some gags, but it's all technique. It's like watching a juggler - you can be impressed by it, but it's not going to touch you in any way.

    — Steve Coogan on character
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  • I've always been drawn to discomfort and that limbo of unease you get between comedy and tragedy. Making people laugh one moment and the next making them feel really uncomfortable.

    — Steve Coogan on comedy
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  • There is a strong ethical dimension to the best comedy.

    Not only does it avoid reinforcing prejudices, it actively challenges them.

    — Steve Coogan on actively
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