I'm not from around these parts. I'm from a little place called England: we used to run the world before you.
Ricky GervaisSpirituality really lost its way when it became a stick to beat people with: ‘Do this or you’ll burn in hell.
Ricky GervaisWhen 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 GervaisWhen I direct my own scripts, it's much easier as it's been in my head for a year already... What I love about this is having an idea and seeing it come to fruition on screen. I would like to direct someone else's script one day, but I might not get round to it before I die - you can't legislate for being hit by a bus!
Ricky Gervais