Ricky Gervais on Only Working in Pieces He Writes

"I've auditioned twice that I didn't write."

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00:00I auditioned, I think I've auditioned twice that I didn't write.

00:09The first time I was sent to do an advert, I was just starting out,

00:16and I went to do an advert, and I was in the waiting room,

00:21and there was people I sort of vaguely recognised from telly,

00:25and they were saying, I haven't worked since February.

00:28And it just got me depressed.

00:30And then I had to go in and shout, pretend to be a yoghurt or something.

00:35And I called my agent and said, I never want to do this again.

00:40And then the other time I went along for an audition,

00:44and it was for a part in a Shakespeare play.

00:49I was a fool in a Shakespeare play.

00:51And I've never read Shakespeare.

00:53I did it for O-Level.

00:55I didn't get it.

00:56I didn't understand it.

00:57I read it.

00:58And they were cracking up like this was the best.

01:00I was thinking, I don't know why this is funny.

01:03I didn't get it.

01:04Right?

01:05And I was sort of doing it my way.

01:07And the director was laughing.

01:08And I don't know what the words meant.

01:12Right?

01:13And they said, you've got the part.

01:17And I was sort of a little bit famous.

01:19I think I don't know you've got the part.

01:20Again, I called my agent and said, I've just given me the part,

01:22but I don't want it because I don't know why it was funny.

01:24Yeah.

01:26So two auditions.

01:27One I got and turned down.

01:29One I didn't get.

01:30And I think that is the two auditions I've ever gone for.

01:33Did you fire your agent after that?

01:34No, no, no, he's here tonight.

01:36Oh, sorry.

01:36I should have said that.

01:37No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.