Steve Coogan Quotes

I grew up watching comedy. It was among all the geeky things that I did.

I just respected comedians whether they were or they weren't, from, you know, new or old.

I don't necessarily know much about comedy, I don't spend a lot of time watching it. Mainly because all my life for about 50 years I've had comedy.

I was voted Most Humorous in my senior class in high school, and I was a fan of comedy, my whole life. I never got into the horror genre, and action was fine, but I just loved comedy. Any comedy I could get my hands on, I would. I watched Saturday Night Live religiously. I've just been a fan of comedy, my whole life.

Comedy is just complaining in an entertaining way, Enterplaining.

I think I'm not uber into the comedy scene, but I love to laugh, especially in our business, where you're always front and center over an extremely, sometimes overly-critical live audience. I think it helps to laugh.

I love comedy. I'm not known for comedy, but I love it. I've done a lot of it, in my lifetime. But most people are surprised to hear that I made a funny movie.

Comedy is not my world. It's difficult for me, but sometimes you just have to go with it and have a good time.

Comedy has always been something I love, but for some reason - probably because of the British accent - I've always been pushed toward more period work.

You know, I'm a big comedy fan.

I really have a love for comedy. I can't express it enough.

I've actually done a lot of comedy.

What turned me on to comedy was - well, first of all, I like being able to laugh, I like people who can make me laugh.

Comedy's been really liberating for me because I've been able to sneak the singing part in through the back door.

I used to think of myself as a comedian. I've always admired comedians. Their minds, the way in which they se the world is so striking, the way they juxtapose things, the way they can see humor in people. There's a liberation in that.

I've always loved comedy and growing up it was the comedies that I really responded to. So I don't know how it turned out that once I started acting that I started getting a certain kind of role, that I never saw myself as growing up, so I really love when I get an opportunity to play a [comedian] role.

I didn't really get into comedy until a couple months before I started doing comedy.

I just loved comedy as a kid and I think at some point, it just occurred to me that you could try it, and I did.

I love comedy. If I could be a comedian - well, I probably would not take that job because it seems really hard, but I wish I could be.

People who do comedy really are the nastiest people on the planet.

I love comedy. David's Lynch the only person I've worked with more than once who sees me as a specific thing - he sees me as the sexy bimbo, in ways, and he also sees me as Lucille Ball. Actually, Nick Cage and I did Lucy and Ricky in two scenes in Wild at heart that were cut because the movie was four hours long.

All of my life doing interviews, comedy has been my favorite thing, comedians are my favorite people.

I'm trying to be a comedian, you know?

For me, the way I stay consistent is through stand-up comedy.

I always knew I wanted to do comedy. I like making people laugh.