I didn't know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didn't know any arty types. Stephen Mangan actorartybuilder Change image and share on social
If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a moody folk singer, sitting on stools and being very depressing. Stephen Mangan actordepressfolk Change image and share on social
I can watch anything from 1970s West Coast rock to 1990s electro-funk - I don't care. Stephen Mangan 1970s1990scare Change image and share on social
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. Stephen Mangan anxietybookcharacter Change image and share on social
I learnt a lot about how to negotiate the camera: everyone had told me an actor doesn't really need to do anything on screen, but I realised that wasn't true. If you do nothing, it's boring. Stephen Mangan actorborecamera Change image and share on social
When I was 13, I won a scholarship to boarding school. My parents let me choose whether to go, and I decided I wanted to. Afterwards, I went to Cambridge to study law - in a way, I was carrying the academic hopes of my family, as Mum and Dad left school at 14. Stephen Mangan academicboardcambridge share on social
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. Stephen Mangan backgroundclasseye Change image and share on social
I was in a lot of school plays, and it became the thing I did. Stephen Mangan lotplayschool Change image and share on social
Theatre's a much less faddish, more sensible world than TV or film. Stephen Mangan faddishfilmtheatre Change image and share on social
Comedy is a very personal thing, and some people will find it funny, some people won't. Stephen Mangan comedyfindfunny Change image and share on social
