Stephen Mangan Quotes & Sayings
23 most famous Stephen Mangan quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's a 52 year old British actor born on Jul 22, 1972.
“I had an inspirational teacher at my junior school: Peter Nixon. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and slightly scary - a good combination for a teacher.”
“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 little Donkey from 'Shrek' about me.”
“If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a moody folk singer, sitting on stools and being very depressing.”
“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 try to be our best friend.”
“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.”
“I didn't know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didn't know any arty types.”
“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 keen eye for pretension.”
“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 differently. She did bring me up as a Catholic, and at one time I was an altar boy, but I lost my faith, as did my father, when my mother died at 45.”
“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 of things.”
“Comedy is a very personal thing, and some people will find it funny, some people won't.”
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