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 was in a lot of school plays, and it became the thing I did. Stephen Mangan lotplayschool Change image and share on social
Comedy is a very personal thing, and some people will find it funny, some people won't. Stephen Mangan comedyfindfunny 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
If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a moody folk singer, sitting on stools and being very depressing. Stephen Mangan actordepressfolk Change image and 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
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 can watch anything from 1970s West Coast rock to 1990s electro-funk - I don't care. Stephen Mangan 1970s1990scare Change image and share on social
My mother was gentle and warm. She was the sort of person you could really open up to. I was the eldest and her only boy, so I guess I was treated differently. She did bring me up as a Catholic, and at one time I was an altar boy, but I lost my faith, as did my father, when my mother died at 45. Stephen Mangan altarboybring share on social
There's always an anxiety about playing literary characters because one of the great joys of reading books is that you can create your own vision of things. Stephen Mangan anxietybookcharacter Change image and share on social