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1. "I don't have any hidden depths; I'm a very superficial person. It's a constant frustration to me." ~ Stephen Merchant
2. "I suffered when I was in my late twenties and early thirties. I was awkward, I stuck out, I was nerdy." ~ Stephen Merchant
3. "I was trying for years to woo people through humour, but it seems flash cars are much easier." ~ Stephen Merchant
4. "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
5. "I'm looking for a woman with the body of Kelly Brook and the mind of Stephen Fry." ~ Stephen Merchant
6. "Maybe there's a sort of veneer of optimism about U.S. comedy, whereas perhaps in England, we don't mind ending it on a sourer note." ~ Stephen Merchant
7. "My heroes - people like Woody Allen - were stand-up comedians. Therefore, I always felt I should give it a go." ~ Stephen Merchant
8. "Things don't get better when you become well known or go on TV. I'm just being rejected by a better class of women." ~ Stephen Merchant
9. "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
10. "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
11. "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
12. "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
13. "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
14. "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
15. "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
16. "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
17. "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
18. "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
19. "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
20. "I've jokingly said that everything I'm doing now is filling up the hours before I die, but I do feel that slightly. I have no religious beliefs so this is the ride. This is it. So I'm just like anyone, I suppose, trying to fill out the days in the most interesting way possible." ~ Stephen Merchant
21. "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
22. "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

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