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People confuse the subject of the joke with the target of the joke, and they're very rarely the same.
Ricky Gervais
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Ricky Gervais
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: June 25
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Hotel bars are pretty good. No one bothers me there. Restaurants are safe. People are quite respectful when you're eating. But what I never do now is go to a busy bar on the weekend, or after 8 o'clock at night. That's the danger zone. Also being trapped. Never go on the Metro, or a bus.
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I went to university with no money. I can't understand a society that wouldn't give a poor person the same opportunity as a rich person.
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I still see myself as a bit of a cottage industry. Being in a room creating stuff and seeing if anyone wants it, as opposed to going to work for someone.
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I can't find someone funny whom I don't like. Hitler told great jokes. I didn't find it funny at all.
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It's the team that matters. Where would The Beatles be without Ringo. If John got Yoko to play drums the history of music would be completely different.
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