Steve Coogan Quotes About Comedy

Quotes about: Comedy

• I'm a huge fan of Jack Lemmon, he was someone who managed to tread that line between comedy and tragedy and sometimes give very big performances, but they were never over-demonstrative and they were never not based on a kind of real truthful human being.

  Steve Coogan

  Real, Giving, Tragedy

  "Exclusive Interview: Steve Coogan". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. February 19, 2009.

• If you are a great dramatic actor then you often don't know if people are enjoying your stuff at all because they are sitting there in silence. But with comedy it's a simple premise. If it's funny, people laugh. If it's not, they don't.

  Steve Coogan

  Simple, Laughing, People

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

  Steve Coogan

  Tragedy, Comedy, Discomfort

• I don't like comedy that I think is bad comedy, where people are trying to be sick for the sake of it, where there's no intellectual point behind it. I like stuff that's got an underlying point of view.

  Steve Coogan

  Thinking, Views, People

  Interview with Scott Tobias, www.avclub.com. August 20, 2008.

• The great thing is that the funny side of getting old is fuel for my comedy.

  Steve Coogan

  Fuel, Sides, Comedy

• Big comedy is good, I like things that are big, but good comedy has to be truthful I think and has to reflect some sort of reality.

  Steve Coogan

  Reality, Thinking, Comedy

  "Exclusive Interview: Steve Coogan". Interview with Steve "Frosty" Weintraub, collider.com. February 19, 2009.

• The British often shy away from any cinematic interpretation of real sex. They sometimes have what I call "subtle sex," which is really introspective and has soft music in the background. Either that or it's played for comedy. The British are kind of hung up about sex. They find it kind of titillating and they make jokes about it because they're nervous.

  Steve Coogan

  Sex, Real, Shy

  "Q&A: Steve Coogan on Sex, Drugs & Bad Press". Interview with Eric Spitznagel, www.esquire.com. July 9, 2013.

• Comedy can be silly and gross and offensive, as long as there's sort of a point. You can make a joke that, on the face of it, is racist. Ostensibly someone can appear to be racist, but if you know you're making a point about race, and not just being pig-headed, then you can do that. I think some people who don't understand comedy will have a knee-jerk reaction to some stuff, and will always be offended by it because they don't understand it. Some people react to it in a vociferous way, which is unsophisticated, but there's always going to be those people out there.

  Steve Coogan

  Silly, Thinking, Long

  Source: film.avclub.com

• But with comedy it's a simple premise. If it's funny, people laugh. If it's not, they don't.

  Steve Coogan

  Simple, People, Laughing

• I enjoy comedy but it can become wearisome.

  Steve Coogan

  Comedy, Enjoy

  "Philomena interview: Steve Coogan". Interview with Helen Barlow, www.sbs.com.au. December 28, 2013.

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

  Steve Coogan

  Laughter, Unique, Noise

• I am not a politician going around bragging about family values or putting myself on some ridiculous virtuous pedestal. I write comedy. And I am an actor. I am not going to solve the nation's problems. I don't actually spend my life in the way the tabloids like to think I do. I actually spend 95 percent of it writing comedy. Sober. Well, nearly sober anyway.

  Steve Coogan

  Writing, Thinking, Pedestal

• I don't think there's anything outside what comedy can address.

  Steve Coogan

  Thinking, Addresses, Comedy

  Interview with Scott Tobias, www.avclub.com. August 20, 2008.

• To me, most theatre looks ridiculous. I find it very difficult to do. Personally, if I ever try to do serious stuff, I always end up looking like an asshole, so I might as well try and do comedy, because I'm good at that.

  Steve Coogan

  Theatre, Trying, Looks

  Interview with Scott Tobias, www.avclub.com. August 20, 2008.

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

  Steve Coogan

  Strong, Challenges, Doe

  "Steve Coogan: I'm a huge fan of Top Gear. But this time I've had enough" by Steve Coogan, www.theguardian.com. February 5, 2011.

• Knowing about comedy has helped me with the drama. To see people laugh, it's like there are moments of catharsis in the middle of sadness.

  Steve Coogan

  Drama, Sadness, Knowing

  "Steve Coogan Doesn’t Believe In Fairies". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 25, 2013.

• I think you need to have the guts to not use comedy. Often, the people that work in comedy use a joke to avoid contemplation.

  Steve Coogan

  Thinking, People, Needs

  "Steve Coogan Doesn't Believe in Fairies". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 25, 2013.

• 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

  Careers, Ambitious, Comedy

• I like comedy, but I like comedy as a device in drama. It's more interesting for me to use comedy to seduce people into thinking about something serious. If you want to hit a beat in a drama, you can distract people with a little comedy, and you can punch them in the gut with some emotion.

  Steve Coogan

  Drama, Thinking, People

  Interview with Alfonso Cuarón, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 5, 2014.

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