When you think of things like The Sopranos, The Wire, Damages, they are beating film on a regular basis. Most films are terrible. It's only the 2% that are good. There's things you can do on TV which you can't do on film. There is something about those episodic, serialisations that are grand and operatic.
Ricky GervaisComedy and drama are different sides of the same coin. And the thing about comedy and drama is about likability. It's about character first. It's about story. And for me, it's about empathy, and I think the realer someone is, the further you can go either way with them.
Ricky GervaisI think the job of a comedian is to make people laugh, but also challenge them to laugh at things they didn't know they could until now.
Ricky GervaisThe best way to avoid criticism is never do anything ever. Or, do what you love, have a great life & let others spend their time criticising.
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