Look, just tell me where that lemon came from and I'll shut up and go away.
People see me in the suit and they know I'm not fooling anyone, they know I'm rock and roll through and through.
Pol Pot - he rounded up anybody he thought was intellectual and had them executed. And how he told someone was intellectual or not was whether they wore glasses. If they're that clever, take them off when they see him coming!
The grass isn't always greener on the other side!
Where there's a will - there's a relative!
Why by a book when you can join a library.
Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving, and for every breath a song.
David Bowie, Daniel Radcliffe, Sir Ian McKellen and Stephen Fry are among celebrities to star in series 2 of 'Extras' with Ricky Gervais. Other stars featuring in the BBC 2 sitcom, which is currently in production, include Germaine Greer, Richard Briers, Diana Rigg and Ronnie Corbett.
Ricky was approached for a role in the Tom Cruise blockbuster Mission: Impossible III, but it never came to fruition - Gervais cited reasons for this, on 'Friday Night with Jonathan Ross': "It was a bigger part than I first thought." He added: "I did an episode of Alias, and I can't watch it. Me being serious. I can't watch it."
Rickys top 10 TV sitcoms are: 1. The Simpsons 2. Seinfield 3. The Larry Sanders Show 4. The Phil Silvers Show (aka Sergeant Bilko) 5. Curb Your Enthusiasm 6. Porridge 7. Cheers 8. The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin 9. Fawlty Towers 10. Ever Decreasing Circles
Rickys Top 5 films of all time are: 1. The Godfather 2. Casablanca 3. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest 4. This Is Spinal Tap 5. It's A Wonderful Life
Ricky won GQ Comedian Of The Year 2002.
Upon accepting his Golden Globe: Ricky: I'm not from these parts. I'm from a little place called England - we used to run the world before you lot..
Ricky did the voice for 'Bugsy' a character in a 2005 animated comedy 'Valiant'.
Ricky turned down a role in 'Pirates of the Caribbean', saying "I didn't really fancy sitting in a hotel room in Los Angeles for nine weeks for two minutes on screen, to be honest".
Ricky Gervais' 'Extras' won two awards at the 2006 Rose D'Or. Best Sitcom and Best Sitcom Actress - Ashley Jensen. And Ricky won an Honorary Rose D'Or for 'exceptional contribution to the global entertainment business'.
In 2002 and 2003 Gervais won double BAFTA's for best comedy performance and best sitcom, for 'The Office'.
Ricky's 'The Office Christmas Specials' won an award for Outstanding Achievement In Movies, Mini Series & Specials from the US Television Critics' Association.
In 2003, He was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.
Ricky's to be awarded an honorary Golden Rose at this year's Rose D'Or TV Festival in Lucerne.
At the 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards in 2003, Ricky Gervais was the first non-American actor nominated for Best Actor in a Television Comedy or Musical Series and he won the award.
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