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A lot of my comic influences are distinctly American: Woody Allen and Bob Hope, for example. They were always the underdogs who were using wit to sort of battle their way through. And it seems to me that a lot of contemporary U.S. comedies are shot through with losers. None of the characters in 'The Big Bang Theory,' for instance, are studs.
~ Stephen Merchant
Allen
Always
American
Bang
Battle
Big
Big Bang
Bob
Bob Hope
Characters
Comedies
Comic
Contemporary
Example
For Example
Hope
Influences
Instance
Losers
Lot
Me
None
Seems
Shot
Sort
Theory
Through
Using
Way
Were
Who
Wit
Woody
Woody Allen
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A lot of stand-up comedians are actually very insecure, and they come on slightly battling the audience. They want to be the superior person in the room, sneering at the world. That can be very funny. But to me, what's more interesting is that the world is on my shoulders, and it's pushing me down.
~ Stephen Merchant
Actually
Audience
Battling
Come
Comedians
Down
Funny
Insecure
Interesting
Lot
Me
More
Person
Pushing
Room
Shoulders
Slightly
Superior
Very
Want
World
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Generally, I'm terrified of shopping. I like the idea of being well-dressed, but I've always struggled to get anything that fits. I envy those that go into old vintage shops.
~ Stephen Merchant
Always
Anything
Being
Envy
Fits
Generally
Get
Go
Idea
Like
Old
Shopping
Shops
Struggled
Terrified
Those
Vintage
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I don't have any hidden depths; I'm a very superficial person. It's a constant frustration to me.
~ Stephen Merchant
Any
Constant
Depths
Frustration
Hidden
Me
Person
Superficial
Very
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I don't know if I'm embarrassed because I think it's a funny show, but I could imagine there being a snootiness about it, but I do find 'The Big Bang Theory' very funny. I think that's a good show. I think it's fun, I like the actors; I think they're all doing a great job.
~ Stephen Merchant
About
Actor
Bang
Because
Being
Big
Big Bang
Could
Doing
Embarrassed
Find
Fun
Funny
Good
Great
Great Job
I Think
Imagine
Job
Know
Like
Show
Theory
Think
Very
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I guess as you get older you sort of see the mechanics, even with the best comedians. There's admiration for people I admire, but it's not guttural laughter. It's a wry 'Oh, well done, sir.' But I sort of miss that slightly; I miss the raw joy of comedy I used to get.
~ Stephen Merchant
Admiration
Admire
Best
Comedians
Comedy
Done
Even
Get
Guess
Joy
Laughter
Mechanics
Miss
Oh
Older
People
Raw
See
Sir
Slightly
Sort
Used
Well
Well Done
You
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I have experienced bad dating and ineptitude with women all across the globe, from Vietnam to Paris. When I was 21, women were an enigma; they were this code that had to be cracked. They were 'The Other.' I have often thought writing this stuff into stand-up and shows would be an exorcism, but it hasn't been; it makes no difference.
~ Stephen Merchant
Across
Bad
Been
Code
Cracked
Dating
Difference
Enigma
Exorcism
Experienced
Globe
Had
Makes
No Difference
Often
Other
Paris
Shows
Stuff
Thought
Vietnam
Were
Women
Would
Would-Be
Writing
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I just always remember there being an ability to amuse schoolmates. Not in a kind of 'dance-around-at-the-front-of-the-room-with-his-trousers-off' way, but probably with a sardonic quip. I remember getting a school report that said something like, 'Steve's good, but he tries to see the funny side in everything.'
~ Stephen Merchant
Ability
Always
Amuse
Being
Everything
Funny
Getting
Good
He
I Remember
Just
Kind
Like
Remember
Report
Said
School
See
Side
Something
Steve
Tries
Way
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I know that this sounds grand, but I don't try to compete with other people. I like to think there's enough pie for everyone. The kind of people I'm competing with are my heroes - Woody Allen, Billy Wilder - who I know I'm going to fall short of.
~ Stephen Merchant
Allen
Billy
Billy Wilder
Compete
Competing
Enough
Everyone
Fall
Going
Grand
Heroes
Kind
Know
Like
Other
People
Pie
Short
Sounds
Think
Try
Who
Wilder
Woody
Woody Allen
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I suffered when I was in my late twenties and early thirties. I was awkward, I stuck out, I was nerdy.
~ Stephen Merchant
Awkward
Early
Early Thirties
Late
Nerdy
Out
Stuck
Suffered
Thirties
Twenties
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I used to be quite a big video game player at university and post-university in that weird moment in life before you have a proper job and you've got a lot of idle time.
~ Stephen Merchant
Before
Big
Game
Got
Idle
Job
Life
Lot
Moment
Player
Proper
Quite
Time
University
Used
Video
Video Game
Weird
You
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I very rarely laugh. I remember I used to have a joy at comedy. I remember going to see Sean Lock for the first time live, just in some comedy club when I was 18, and again, just guttural, pure laughter. I didn't know what he was doing; I couldn't see the tricks.
~ Stephen Merchant
Again
Club
Comedy
Comedy Club
Doing
First
First Time
Going
He
I Remember
Joy
Just
Know
Laugh
Laughter
Live
Lock
Pure
Rarely
Remember
Sean
See
Some
Time
Tricks
Used
Very
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I was trying for years to woo people through humour, but it seems flash cars are much easier.
~ Stephen Merchant
Car
Easier
Flash
Humour
Much
People
Seems
Through
Trying
Woo
Years
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I wish I could write 'Taxi Driver,' or 'Blue Velvet,' something brave, audacious, dramatic and dark. I don't know if I have the darkness in my own soul to be able to tap into it, unfortunately.
~ Stephen Merchant
Able
Audacious
Blue
Brave
Could
Dark
Darkness
Dramatic
Driver
I Wish
Know
My Own
Own
Something
Soul
Tap
Taxi
Taxi Driver
Unfortunately
Velvet
Wish
Write
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I'm always jealous of Johnny Depp's sense of style, but if I tried to get away with a floppy hat and waistcoat, I'd look like a homeless person.
~ Stephen Merchant
Always
Away
Depp
Get
Hat
Homeless
I Tried
Jealous
Johnny
Like
Look
Person
Sense
Style
Tried
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I'm looking for a woman with the body of Kelly Brook and the mind of Stephen Fry.
~ Stephen Merchant
Body
Brook
Fry
Kelly
Looking
Mind
Woman
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I'm too tall. I am 6ft 7in, so I've been most people's height at some point in my life, and 6ft 4in is the best. You're tall, but you don't have to bend when you go through a door.
~ Stephen Merchant
Am
Been
Bend
Best
Door
Go
Height
I Am
Life
Most
My Life
People
Point
Some
Tall
Through
Too
You
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It never really occurs to me that I'm doing cringe comedy. It's something that people tell me afterwards, and I say, 'Again? Really? I never set out with that intention.'
~ Stephen Merchant
Afterwards
Again
Comedy
Cringe
Doing
Intention
Me
Never
Occurs
Out
People
Really
Say
Set
Something
Tell
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It's a cliche to say this now, but to me, 'The Sopranos' is like Dickens. It's able to take this very focused look at something but make it epic and profound.
~ Stephen Merchant
Able
Cliche
Dickens
Epic
Focused
Like
Look
Make
Me
Now
Profound
Say
Something
Sopranos
Take
The Sopranos
Very
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It's not like I think: 'By the age of 40 I've got to be an international household name.' When the opportunity to perform comes up, then I'll take it. It's really good fun. But because I don't crave the attention or the buzz, it's not like I'm desperate for it.
~ Stephen Merchant
Age
Attention
Because
Buzz
Crave
Desperate
Fun
Good
Good Fun
Got
Household
Household Name
I Think
International
Like
Name
Opportunity
Perform
Really
Take
Then
Think
Up
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