Occupation: Comedian Birth: June 25, 1961
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but if you believe in god, you're wrong..
I can't find someone funny whom I don't like. Hitler told great jokes. I didn't find it funny at all..
People confuse the subject of the joke with the target of the joke, and they're very rarely the same..
It’s a strange myth that atheists have nothing to live for. It’s the opposite. We have nothing to die for. We have everything to live for..
I don't believe in about 2700 Gods. Christians don't believe in 2699 Gods. They're nearly as atheistic as me..
I use people's real voices because I want realism. So often I mention the actors' physicality because I want it to be like a real documentary..
That's what being nervous and sort of out of your comfort zone does. It's the same in "The Office" when a black guy comes to the office and all he th….
I think that's the fundamental thing - you can go anywhere you like as long as you're following a character that the audience likes and understands..
Sometimes I'll be confident and go into a shop and say, "Hello, yeah, all right," and then the next day, if someone looks at me or talks to me, I jus….
I'm a militant fundamentalist atheist. I'm going to get on a crowded train, unbutton my coat and say rational things. People will be hurt..
Do unto others…’ is a good rule of thumb. I live by that. Forgiveness is probably the greatest virtue there is. But that’s exactly what it is - a vir….
I've never worked out what the moral of Humpty Dumpty is. I can only think of: Don't sit on a wall, if you're an egg..
When you get back into the editing suite in the cold light of day, the written stuff is better..
I'm basically a 'do unto others' type person. I don't have any religious feelings because I'm an atheist, but I live my life like there's a God. And ….
For every wacky postcard, there's a million people waiting to buy it, and for every $10 million of those things, there's one Rembrandt. Purposely, I ….
The most important thing in comedy - apart from empathy, which I think is important even if disguised - is surprise. I like surprising people with th….
I see myself much more as a writer/director or at least an aspiring writer/director - not necessarily in film..
To complain about critics in a business is like a sailor complaining about the waves. Go back to the beach if you don't like it..
If your boss is getting you down, look at him through the prongs of a fork and imagine him in jail..
I fought a bear once. But it started crying, so I let it off..
Remember, no one can hurt your feelings without your permission.