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I woke with a start. At first I assumed I'd trumped myself awake again.
Steve Coogan
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Steve Coogan
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: October 14
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Greater Manchester
Stephen John Coogan
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Sadly, I can't say the same for my Father, who is probably in a different place - Hell.
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Most of all I don't want to be bored. That's why I'd rather do something that has some sort of ambition, that risks failing, rather than make safer, more comfortable choices.
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But with comedy it's a simple premise. If it's funny, people laugh. If it's not, they don't.
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As soon as I see period costume, I turn off. It's like hearing drama on Radio 4.
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I enjoy comedy but it can become wearisome.
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Hacking into a victim of crime's phone is a sort of poetically elegant manifestation of a modus operandi the tabloids have.
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I'm 47, my girlfriend's 33 she's 14 years younger than me: Back of the net!
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I used to do stuff at college. I could do voices. I could make some people laugh. I wasn't the class clown, but I knew I had this skill.
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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.
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I think if you try to look for something to show off as an actor, vanity can get the better of you.
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