I spent more time in America, but I developed a very English sense of humour. I clicked into it deeply with Peter Sellers, who is still probably my favourite comedian.
From Christopher Guest
In 'Spinal Tap,' there's the fake historical quality of 'Stonehenge.' It's something the musicians look at with a mystical reverence. In folk music, it's the seriousness with which these people approach their 'art.'
I'm married to the person I fell in love with.
People who take themselves too seriously, who can't see anything else, are usually funny.
I painted sets before I ever performed.
I get asked, 'Who would you really like to work with?' I'm already working with them. Smart, talented, funny people, good musicians, an extended family, good friends.
I rarely joke unless I'm in front of a camera. It's not what I am in real life. It's what I do for a living.
All these movies are observational comedies. I see somebody, maybe a dry cleaner, and notice how they are. Maybe I'll decide to turn a person with those traits into a studio chief.
People want me to be funny all the time. They think I'm being funny no matter what I say or do and that's not the case.
I don't know if I'd mastered that documentary format, but I wanted to move on from it.
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