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I've never done anything for the common consensus. I do things to please me. If you are happy with something yourself, you become bulletproof.
Ricky Gervais
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Ricky Gervais
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: June 25
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It annoys me that the burden of proof is on us. It should be You came up with the idea. Why do you believe it? I could tell you I've got superpowers. But I can't go up to people saying Prove I can't fly. They'd go: What do you mean 'Prove you can't fly'? Prove you can!
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When someone thanks God, I don't get offended.
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I think everyone has the ability to be loved.
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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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Mondays are fine. It's your life that sucks
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Same sex marriage isn't gay privilege, it's equal rights. Privilege would be something like gay people not paying taxes. Like churches don't.
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I've never regretted saying no to anything, or finishing something. When I'm in the middle of doing something I love, I can have a better idea, and I'll go, Oh God, I can't finish this. Maybe I've got some sort of disorder.
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I think Hollywood's gotten more reactionary and conservative over the years, because there's no longer art in Hollywood. Art suffers in Hollywood.
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When you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It's only painful and difficult for others. The same applies when you are stupid.
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I'd like to thank God for making me an atheist.
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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.
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If you're surrounded by idiots, you're the unpopular one and the odd one out because idiots don't like smart asses.
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I no longer needed a reason for my existence, just a reason to live. And imagination, free will, love, humor, fun, music, sports, beer, and pizza are all good enough reasons for living. But living an honest life - for that you need the truth.
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I see myself much more as a writer/director or at least an aspiring writer/director - not necessarily in film.
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I feel sorry for people in power. I feel sorry for the Queen, in a way, that she hasn't had a normal life. It'd difficult for me to hate anyone. Immediately someone's unpopular, I feel sorry for them.
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I don't think humans are meant to be looked at when we're buying pants.
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It breaks your heart when you throw something away, but it's what left that counts. It's like worrying about the bits of rock you have knocked off in order to make a beautiful statue. You've wasted half the rock, yeah, but it's the Venus di Milo!
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Fact is stranger than fiction. You see people walking down the street that would never be allowed on television. You have to tone it down.
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Remember, no one can hurt your feelings without your permission
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Piracy doesn't kill music, boy bands do.
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