I've always been fascinated with actors who have to be heroes, whereas I shy away from that, |
If you had to do just one thing (as a boss) and nothing else -- it is just be fair. I think if you are fair, (staff) cannot fault you on it, |
It was like an audience with the Pope, |
It's a similar thing with David Brent. David Brent is not that good at his job because he couldn't stand for one person in the world not to like him. Andy can't sack his agent, because he can't bear putting anyone else in pain. The real thing holding him back is, he's burdened with conscience. I mean, he's like any of us really. ... It just eats you up if you think you've hurt anyone's feelings. |
It's an honor to be on the same network that gave us 'The Sopranos,' ... They made me an offer I couldn't refuse. |
It's the one thing I actively don't like: just being recognized. |
Karl had expressed his horror in the past at the thought of a rectal examination, and I thought this 'fear' was a nice theme, |
Look, just tell me where that lemon came from and I'll shut up and go away. |
No one grows up saying 'I hope I work in an office one day?' And that fascinated me. People from 16 to 65 are just thrown together and that is a tantalizing mix, |
People see me in the suit and they know I'm not fooling anyone, they know I'm rock and roll through and through. |
Pol Pot - he rounded up anybody he thought was intellectual and had them executed. And how he told someone was intellectual or not was whether they wore glasses. If they're that clever, take them off when they see him coming! |
She said, 'I'm your biggest fan,' and I said, 'Who are you?' She said, 'Paris Hilton.' |
So what if people think 'The Office' is better than 'Extras'? I had to do them in some order. |
That's exactly what it did on BBC2. The people that get onto focus groups are force-fed big, broad comedies with laughter tracks and guest appearances. They're not going to like 'The Office' the first time they see it because they're not going to know what they're watching exactly. But if you stick to your vision and auteur it the way you think it should be done, there are enough people in the world that are like-minded and they're going to find it and it's going to be their favorite show. |
That's funny. |