Ricky Gervais is a worldwide famous British comedian and actor. He is well-known for co-creating and acting in the British TV sitcom The Office. This was later created into an American version, for which Gervais won several awards and recognition from. Ricky also worked as a writer for other TV series that had a lot of success.
Aside from his ventures in different TV series, he’s also famous for his stand-up comedy shows. He is often cited as one of the best stand-up comedians of our time. But interestingly, Gervais didn’t start out as a comedian in the entertainment industry. He originally started out as a pop singer and managed the band Suede before he turned to comedy.
Gervais is known for his sharp humor, witty remarks, and intelligence. He doesn’t hold back when he has something to say.
Here’s a collection of some of the sharpest Ricky Gervais quotes to inspire you to be fearless too.
Gervais’ Funny Quotes
Given the fact that Ricky’s a comedian and famous writer of comedy, he has said a lot of extremely amusing things over his career. Check out some of his most priceless quotes that’ll make you chuckle.
“Mondays are fine. It’s your life that sucks.”
“Remember, if you don’t sin, then Jesus died for nothing.”
“You won’t burn in hell. But be nice anyway.”
“Someone asked me what three things I would save if my house was on fire. I said my cat, my salamander and one of the twins.”
“You can laugh at anything. It depends on the joke.”
“Where there’s a will – there’s a relative!”
“If you can’t joke about the most horrendous things in the world, what’s the point of jokes? What’s the point in having humor? Humor is to get us over terrible things.”
“It’s going to be a night of partying and heavy drinking. Or as Charlie Sheen calls it: Breakfast.”
“I can’t stand it. I can’t stand someone being embarrassed. I don’t know why. If someone slips over and the first thing they do is look around, I pretend I haven’t seen it.”
“I’ve never worked out what the moral of Humpty Dumpty is. I can only think of: Don’t sit on a wall, if you’re an egg.”
“I fought a bear once. But it started crying, so I let it off.”
“If I had a gun with two bullets and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden, and Toby, I would shoot Toby twice.”
“Relax. No one else knows what they’re doing either.”
“I want to get all the nations of the world together, it doesn’t matter what colour or creed, and I want to sit them down and say: ‘Guys, The Office is still available on DVD.’”
Gervais on Atheism
Gervais is an outspoken atheist. He has addressed this topic many times, often stating that he doesn’t believe in the existence of God because there isn’t scientific evidence. He says that while he does think faith’s real, that doesn’t necessarily mean that it will make God real. Here are some of the most thought-provoking Ricky Gervais quotes on God and religion.
“It’s a strange myth that atheists have nothing to live for. It’s the opposite. We have nothing to die for. We have everything to live for.”
“Unlike religious people, I look at all religions equally.”
“I don’t believe in about 2700 Gods. Christians don’t believe in 2699 Gods. They’re nearly as atheistic as me.”
“A Christian telling an atheist they’re going to hell is as scary as a child telling an adult they’re not getting any presents from Santa.”
“Remember, when you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It is only painful for others. The same applies when you are stupid.”
“The existence of God is not subjective. He either exists or he doesn’t. It’s not a matter of opinion. You can have your own opinions. But you can’t have your own facts.”
“You won’t burn in hell. But be nice anyway.”
“It’s a privilege to be in such a great category of people and… I don’t believe in God, so I’d like to thank dogs. Dogs have given me everything.”
“Dear Religion, this week I safely dropped a man from space while you shot a child in the head for wanting to go to school. Yours, Science.”
“Science is constantly proved all the time. If we take something like any fiction, any holy book, and destroyed it, in a thousand years’ time, that wouldn’t come back just as it was. Whereas if we took every science book and every fact and destroyed them all, in a thousand years they’d all be back because all the same tests would be the same result.”
“Beliefs do not change facts. Facts, if one is rational, should change beliefs.”
“If there is a God, why did he make me an atheist?”
“I’ve never been insulted by hateful Satanists for not believing in their devil. Only by loving Christians for not believing in their God.”
“Being an atheist makes someone a clearer thinking, fairer person. They [atheists] are not doing things to be rewarded in heaven; they’re doing things because they’re right because they live by a moral code.”
“I love how people walk around with crucifixes, skullcaps, pointy hats, funny beards and then say, ‘you should keep your atheism to yourself.’”
Gervais on Awareness
Ricky’s an avid supporter of gay rights. He has been vocal about his solidarity with the introduction of same-sex marriage and the fact that equality is slowly but surely being institutionalized and being taken more as a priority. Here are some of his most striking quotes on activism and awareness.
“Same-sex marriage isn’t a gay privilege, it’s equal rights. Privilege would be something like gay people not paying taxes. Like churches don’t.”
“I think you can make fun of anything except things people can’t help. They can’t help their race or their sex or their age, so you ridicule their pretension or their ego instead. You can ridicule ideas – ideas don’t have feelings. You can ridicule an idea that someone holds without hurting them.”
“Body language is more powerful than words.”
“Telling someone with depression to pull themselves together is about as useful as telling someone with cancer to just stop having cancer.”
“Wearing cosmetics that were tested on animals makes you ugly on the inside.”
“Just because you’re offended, doesn’t mean you’re right.”
“Remember, no one can hurt your feelings without your permission.”
“Animals are not here for us to do as we please with. We are not their superiors, we are their equals. We are their family. Be kind to them.”
“Real racist jokes or sexist jokes aren’t funny – not because they’re offensive, but because they’re not true. As soon as a joke is based on an untruth, it’s not funny.”
“Got a proper job at 28. Gave it up to try comedy at 38. Decided to get fit and healthy at 48. It’s never too late. But do it now.”
Gervais on Life
Gervais’ platform has allowed him to talk about several topics. He’s talked about life and given advice to his followers during his long career. He talks about life with joy and passion, saying that he has everything to live for and nothing to die for. Here are some of the quotes on life by Ricky that’ll make you reconsider your perspective.
“Be happy. It really annoys negative people.”
“Since there is absolutely no logical reason to assume there is an afterlife, I decided to make the life I have now as much fun as possible.”
“Try something. And never be afraid to fail. That failure is useful too. It’s just another building block.”
“The truth doesn’t hurt. Whatever it is, it doesn’t hurt. It’s better to know the truth.”
“You are the result of billions of years of evolution. You will only live for a few years and will never exist again. Absolutely beautiful.”
“The grass isn’t always greener on the other side!”
“Enjoy life. Have fun. Be kind. Have worth. Have friends. Be honest. Laugh. Die with dignity. Make the most of it. It’s all we’ve got.”
“I no longer needed a reason for my existence, just a reason to live. And imagination, free will, love, humor, fun, music, sports, beer, and pizza are all good enough reasons for living. But living an honest life – for that you need the truth.”
“You now have the least amount of time you’ve ever had, to do everything you’ve ever wanted to do. Enjoy your life. You only get one.”
“You should bring something into the world that wasn’t in the world before. It doesn’t matter what that is. It doesn’t matter if it’s a table or a film or gardening-everyone should create. You should do something, then sit back and say ‘I did that.’”
“Being on the edge isn’t as safe, but the view is better.”
“The world is not entirely comic and it’s not entirely dramatic. You have a laugh and then someone finds a lump and you deal with that. Because that is what life is like.”
“That’s what life is, it’s the small struggles. You walk down the street for half an hour, you see half an hour of drama. You don’t need convoluted plot lines. You don’t need long-lost brothers. You don’t need it’s set on the future; it’s set on the moon.”
Wrapping Up
Ricky Gervais has a sharp mind, and he’s not afraid to speak it! These quotes show his biting wit, his keen observation, and his sense of humor.
