My childhood was very gregarious, and I was usually surrounded by close family. Stephen Mangan childhoodclosefamily Change image and share on social
I thought the best route to being the great actor I wanted to be was to play the great classical parts. Stephen Mangan actorclassicalgreat Change image and share on social
My upbringing is so fundamentally different to my parents'. It must be strange to look at your child who not only speaks with a different accent but has a totally different view of the world. Stephen Mangan accentchildfundamentally Change image and share on social
I am a passionate believer that comedy is a way of tackling some of the most dark and difficult aspects of being a human being. Stephen Mangan aspectbelievercomedy Change image and share on social
I'm a massive sucker for music documentaries. Stephen Mangan documentarymassivemusic Change image and share on social
I enter myself in races. I did a triathlon, and I have done a marathon a couple of times. Stephen Mangan coupleentermarathon Change image and share on social
I watch films. I play the guitar: me and some mates - I wouldn't dignify it with the term band - get together and play. Stephen Mangan banddignifyfilm Change image and share on social
I spent six years touring the world playing Shakespeare, Molire, Shaw, Goldsmith... But I slowly came to realise that the people you are working with are as important as the parts you play, and that there were lots of interesting people working in film and T.V. Stephen Mangan filmgoldsmithimportant share on social
When you've lost a loved one, you realise how grateful you are for any help in those moments, and any scheme that tries to help families during that terrible time gets my backing. Stephen Mangan backfamilygrateful Change image and share on social
I don't like to watch myself on screen because in my mind there is a touch of George Clooney about me, but when I see it, there is more than a little Donkey from 'Shrek' about me. Stephen Mangan clooneydonkeygeorge Change image and share on social