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24 quotes by Stephen Mangan

Stephen James Mangan (born 16 May 1968 ) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Guy Secretan in Green Wing, Dan Moody in I'm Alan Partridge, Sean Lincoln in Episodes and Postman Pat in Postman Pat: The Movie. He is an acclaimed stage actor, having been Tony-nominated for his portrayal of Norman in The Norman Conquests on Broadway. He also starred as Bertie Wooster in Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense at the Duke of York's Theatre,...
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I had an inspirational teacher at my junior school: Peter Nixon. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and slightly scary - a good combination for a... →

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If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a moody folk singer, sitting on stools and being very depressing.

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I don't like to watch myself on screen because in my mind there is a touch of George Clooney about me, but when I see it, there is more than a... →

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I am a passionate believer that comedy is a way of tackling some of the most dark and difficult aspects of being a human being.

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Dad was a strict disciplinarian and would give us a wallop with a wooden spoon if we were out of order. But we really respected him - he didn't... →

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I didn't know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didn't know any arty types.

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I come from an Irish working-class background but went to a posh school, and any type of pretension was quickly mocked at home. I've always had a... →

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My mother was gentle and warm. She was the sort of person you could really open up to. I was the eldest and her only boy, so I guess I was treated... →

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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... →

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When you watch someone die, all you want is for it not to be the end of it, for it not to be what it looks like it is... When you see someone going... →

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Theatre's a much less faddish, more sensible world than TV or film.

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Comedy is a very personal thing, and some people will find it funny, some people won't.

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I can watch anything from 1970s West Coast rock to 1990s electro-funk - I don't care.

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