When you tour you become more intimate with your audience. It's like I need reassurance that they like me or at least find me relevant. And that I can still do it. Steve Coogan audiencefindintimate Change image and share on social
Actually, bizarrely, in America, I get more appreciation from the odd, unusual stuff I've done, almost because I'm not, if you like, famous in America as I am in England. Steve Coogan americaappreciationbizarrely Change image and share on social
I think it's always funny when you see kids do Shakespeare. Steve Coogan funnykidshakespeare Change image and share on social
When you see a crowd of people jumping up and down at a pop concert, all gloriously in the moment, I don't think you'll ever see a comedian there. They'll all be standing at the sides, looking at how it all fits together. Steve Coogan comedianconcertcrowd share on social
I used to do stuff at college. I could do voices. I could make some people laugh. I wasn't the class clown, but I knew I had this skill. Steve Coogan classclowncollege Change image and share on social
Going to a grammar school, you mixed with all sorts of different types and I used to listen to how they talked. When I did my imitations, I could sound like someone really rough, or I could sound like a cabinet minister. Steve Coogan cabinetgrammarimitation share on social
I'm a huge fan of Jack Lemmon, he was someone who managed to tread that line between comedy and tragedy and sometimes give very big performances, but they were never over-demonstrative and they were never not based on a kind of real truthful human being. Steve Coogan basebigcomedy share on social
I don't think there's anything outside what comedy can address. Steve Coogan addresscomedy Change image and share on social
I happen to have a public profile. Ditto newspaper editors. It's a result of what I do, not an end. Steve Coogan dittoeditorend Change image and share on social
I don't like new bands. I don't want to be one of those pathetic old men in their forties who knows exactly what 18-year-olds are into. Steve Coogan bandfortyman Change image and share on social
