Quotes by Simon Pegg

About Simon Pegg:

Simon John Pegg is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, singer, and director. He is best known for having co-written and starred in the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy of films: Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013), as well as the comedy series Spaced (1999–2001), all directed by his friend Edgar Wright.
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You always worry about films when you hear about them making decisions after announcements are made.

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You don't look at each other on the subway.

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That's what we wanted to get across in that moment, particularly when Shaun goes to the shop when he's all hung over. He doesn't notice any of the zombies around him just because he never had before, so why should he at that point?

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Also, if you watch the film once, there are lots of things that you won't get because there are punch lines in the first act, the setup to which isn't until the second act.

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Both me and Edgar are firm believers in never underestimating or talking down to an audience, and giving an audience something to do, to give them something which is entirely up to them to enter into the film and find these hidden things and whatever...

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Every person should have their escape route planned. I think everyone has an apocalypse fantasy, what would I do in the event of the end of the world, and we just basically - me and Nick - said what would we do, where would we head?

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There is a universality to comedy.

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American audiences tend to be more expressive than British ones.

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I think that the joke and the ghost story both have a similar set up in that you kind of set something up and pay it off with a laugh or a scare.

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I loved playing Shaun, he's not that different from me.

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I don't know about doing a sequel. I think you can retroactively damage a product by adding to it.

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We are never more creative than when we are at odds with the world and there is nothing so artistically destructive as comfort. Princess Leia taught me that.

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I think we all mistake certain things for happiness. I think we mistake comfort for happiness and we mistake pleasure for happiness, and entertainment for happiness, when really these are just things we use as proxies for our happiness. We use them t...

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You look at shows like The Simpsons or Larry Sanders or Curb Your Enthusiasm or Seinfeld, they're really sophisticated shows that we all love back home.

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I mean, yeah, I'm sure that Python and the other things have paved the way for a greater understanding of the British sense of humor, but I don't think it's all that different than the American sense of humor.

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Doctor Who was a big part of my childhood so it was a great honour to be in it.

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Chris Martin's a good friend of mine. I'm actually Apple's godfather. He's an old friend and we've been mates for quite a few years now.

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We suddenly saw how people reacted in the event of massive social upheaval, and the way that the little problems in your life don't go away. You don't stop being frightened of spiders just because the world's blown up.

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The main jokes in this film are about big things, love and life and zombies - we all get that.

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I used to lie in bed in my flat and imagine what would happen if there was a zombie attack.

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I just love listening to the laughter.

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Author Bio

  • NameSimon Pegg
  • DescriptionEnglish actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer
  • AliasesSimon John Pegg
  • BornFebruary 14, 1970
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionTelevision Actor; Film Actor; Actor; Comedian; Screenwriter; Film Producer; Voice Actor; Writer