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I don't live by The Rules you know, and if there's one person who has influenced me in that way of thinking, someone who is a maverick, someone who does 'that' to the system then it's Ian Botham.
Ricky Gervais
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Ricky Gervais
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: June 25
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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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When you get back into the editing suite in the cold light of day, the written stuff is better.
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Same-sex marriage is not a gay privilege, it's equal rights.
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Body language is more powerful than words.
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That's the amazing thing about life. You can just rub it out, like a blackboard, and start again.
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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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