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
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
I didn't know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didn't know any arty types. Stephen Mangan actorartybuilder Change image and 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
When I was 13, I won a scholarship to boarding school. My parents let me choose whether to go, and I decided I wanted to. Afterwards, I went to Cambridge to study law - in a way, I was carrying the academic hopes of my family, as Mum and Dad left school at 14. Stephen Mangan academicboardcambridge 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 was in a lot of school plays, and it became the thing I did. Stephen Mangan lotplayschool Change image and share on social
Theatre's a much less faddish, more sensible world than TV or film. Stephen Mangan faddishfilmtheatre Change image and share on social
My childhood was very gregarious, and I was usually surrounded by close family. Stephen Mangan childhoodclosefamily 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
