I think that's the fundamental thing - you can go anywhere you like as long as you're following a character that the audience likes and understands.
Ricky GervaisI've never done anything for the common consensus. I do things to please me. If you are happy with something yourself, you become bulletproof.
Ricky GervaisThe world is bigger than all the parts. That's the important thing, and one thing can throw everything off kilter. And you must never let yourself off. You'll let yourself off by mistake. So you shouldn't do it consciously. You have to be above it all and just be very disciplined with it. Just be very disciplined with it.
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.
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