I was the youngest of three brothers by five years, so I spent most of my childhood playing alone, being Zorro or some other superhero, doing Lego, watching telly and riding my bike. Robert Webb bikebrotherchildhood Change image and share on social
I don't do much lying in real life because I don't get away with it. Robert Webb lielifereal Change image and share on social
I don't really have that much contact with Americans. I mean, I see the oddest things on the Internet, I suppose. And I've got a couple of American friends, but they are Anglophiles anyway because they've decided to come live here. Robert Webb americananglophilecontact share on social
We are people, individuals comprising a variety of sexes, races, shifting sexualities and all the rest of it. Every convention that tries to reinforce this difference is a step back. Notions of gender pointlessly separate men from women, but also mothers from daughters and fathers from sons. Robert Webb backcompriseconvention share on social
The strength of 'Peep Show' has always been that that it's quite traditional, but it's obviously presented in a very new way. Robert Webb peeppresentshow Change image and share on social
I was an usher at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith. You had to watch whatever play they had on 40 times. Robert Webb hammersmithlyricplay Change image and share on social
On 'EastEnders,' if someone gets surprising news on the phone, the scene ends with them looking at their handset in amazement. No one in real life does that. Robert Webb amazementeastenderend Change image and share on social
Ambiguity around ambiguity is forgivable in an unpublished poet and expected of an arts student on the pull: for a professional comedian demoting himself to the role of 'thinker', with stadiums full of young people hanging on his every word, it won't really do. Robert Webb ambiguityartcomedian share on social
Missing out an apostrophe or two does not make you an idiot. But equating party allegiance with nationhood certainly makes you a thug. And thugs don't often notice that they're thugs, usually because they're also idiots. Robert Webb allegianceapostropheequate share on social
I think jokes can actually go to places that drama can't. Robert Webb dramajokeplace Change image and share on social