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I want my work to be judged, not me.

Steve Coogan

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Steve Coogan
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: October 14
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Middleton
Greater Manchester
Stephen John Coogan
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I like the transience of Klimt paintings.
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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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I love Sherlock Holmes. I've got all his books, leather-bound. What I thought was great about Sherlock Holmes was that not only was he a supersleuth, he was also a hard worker. Not only did he go out and solve the crimes, he came home and wrote it all down. Fantastic. That's why I admire him.
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It is not true that sex degrades women... if it is any good.
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I think it's always funny when you see kids do Shakespeare. When I was at school, I was in Hamlet. I played Claudius, who's supposed to be a 60-year-old man, and I was like 18. It's inherently ridiculous seeing 18-year-old boys with gray beards. That's always funny.
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The one thing that gives you faith is the fact that people can be apart physically but they can still have an emotional connection.
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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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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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I'm 47, my girlfriend's 33 she's 14 years younger than me: Back of the net!
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When I see friends from school I think they've all grown old and I've stayed the same.
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What I don't like is dance music or hip hop or any of that sort of thing.
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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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When you tour you become more intimate with your audience. It's like I need reassurance that they like me or at least find me relevant. And that I can still do it.
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If you start to disrespect the character you're playing, or play it too much for laughs, that can work for a sketch, it will sell some gags, but it's all technique. It's like watching a juggler - you can be impressed by it, but it's not going to touch you in any way.
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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.
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