Quotes by Steve Coogan

About Steve Coogan:

Stephen John "Steve" Coogan is an English actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, writer, and producer. He began his career in the 1980s, working as a voice artist on the satirical puppet show Spitting Image. In the early 1990s, he began creating original comic characters, leading him to win the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In 1999, he co-founded the production company Baby Cow Productions.
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I love Sherlock Holmes. I've got all his books, leather-bound. What I thought was great about Sherlock Holmes was that not only was he a supersleuth, he was also a hard worker. Not only did he go out and solve the crimes, he came home and wrote it al...

Steve Coogan

There is a strong ethical dimension to the best comedy. Not only does it avoid reinforcing prejudices, it actively challenges them.

Steve Coogan

The best feeling in the world is performing in front of a live audience who like what you're doing. I can understand why people become dictators just because of the thrill they get making the speeches.

Steve Coogan

If you do something very successful, you will then be defined by it.

Steve Coogan

I've always been drawn to discomfort and that limbo of unease you get between comedy and tragedy. Making people laugh one moment and the next making them feel really uncomfortable.

Steve Coogan

When I was a student I was very, very ambitious, completely immersed in my comedy career. I never had that period of reckless hedonism that you should get out of your system in your youth.

Steve Coogan

When I see friends from school I think they've all grown old and I've stayed the same.

Steve Coogan

If you chase something too desperately, it eludes you.

Steve Coogan

People regurgitate the same old cliches and it becomes like a photocopy of a photocopy of something that's vaguely interesting.

Steve Coogan

Me, myself, personally, I like to keep myself private. I have never said I am a paragon of virtue, a model of morality. I simply do what I do.

Steve Coogan

I've always been drawn to discomfort and that limbo of unease you get between comedy and tragedy.

Steve Coogan

Going to a grammar school, you mixed with all sorts of different types and I used to listen to how they talked. When I did my imitations, I could sound like someone really rough, or I could sound like a cabinet minister.

Steve Coogan

I find impressionists slightly annoying, really.

Steve Coogan

Actors say they do their own stunts for the integrity of the film but I did them because they looked like a lot of fun.

Steve Coogan

When you see a crowd of people jumping up and down at a pop concert, all gloriously in the moment, I don't think you'll ever see a comedian there. They'll all be standing at the sides, looking at how it all fits together.

Steve Coogan

Comedy is unique in the sense that laughter is a palpable noise that everyone makes.

Steve Coogan

If the person who can effectively sanction ill-conceived wars can play the electric guitar, which is a symbol of rebellion, then that whole worldview becomes confused.

Steve Coogan

There's something quite joyful about doing comedy which doesn't really need much analysis. I'm not elitist. I like to do crowd-pleasing stuff which is a bit smart, but is just about belly laughs.

Steve Coogan

I happen to have a public profile. Ditto newspaper editors. It's a result of what I do, not an end.

Steve Coogan

As soon as I see period costume, I turn off. It's like hearing drama on Radio 4.

Steve Coogan

Author Bio

  • NameSteve Coogan
  • DescriptionEnglish actor and comedian
  • BornOctober 14, 1965
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor; Comedian; Screenwriter; Film Producer