A biography for Matt Berryhasn’t been written yet.
“It's always more interesting to do new things.”
“Before doing 'Darkplace' in 2003, I was temping and at call centres, and that was pretty bad. Then I was at the London Dungeon, which I loved doing, and then from that, I was on Channel 4 doing 'Darkplace.'”
“When I realise that I don't have a lot of time left to do what I'm meant to do in terms of buying things, that's when things begin to feel Christmassy for me - when I realise that time is against me, and I've got to act; otherwise, I'll look ridiculous.”
“'Toast' is based on a bunch of actors but especially one guy. I worked with him on a film and realise that if I mentioned any actor who was around his age but more successful, it would drive him insane. So from sheer devilment, I'd do it on purpose.”
“There's always another idea round the corner that I want to do. So while I can, it's important to do them, because there will come a time when I can't.”
“The only reason I'm associated with 'the Boosh' is because Richard Ayoade, who was meant to be doing Bainbridge, couldn't do it because of something with Channel 4, so I ended up doing it.”
“A lot of my songs are about things that concern me personally, not a heightened version of myself or any of the characters that I play.”
“I can't think of anything worse than to be stuck in something that I've already lost interest in.”
“Nowadays, all actors talk about is what they don't eat and what kind of juicers they've got. That wouldn't have been a conversation John Hurt would have had with Tom Baker.”
“It's a different world: when I'm writing 'Toast,' I've got one foot in 1974 and one foot in the modern day, because the modern day is nowhere near as funny or interesting.”
“Make sure you own a good bed and a good pair of shoes because if you're not in one, you're in the other.”
“I find comedy fun, and I really enjoy doing music.”
“I still believe that the best art - be it music, comedy, painting, etc. - is the art that hasn't been asked for, or is expected.”
“Things like, when a total stranger says, 'I want you to record something for my forthcoming wedding,' that can be a bit tiresome. But it's a high-class problem. It doesn't hurt my feelings.”
“If you're bored and you look bored, that's your fault.”
“Yes, I performed at the Secret Policeman's Ball at Radio City Music Hall and loved every minute.”
“I didn't know how interested I was in performing until I did 'Darkplace.' I hadn't done anything really up until that point. I didn't mind the cameras, and I didn't know that I would enjoy it.”
“Something like 'Knock Knock,' I was trying to do a Joe Meek, 'Johnny Remember Me'-type thing.”
“When I was a student, I couldn't afford anything.”
“If somebody has no sense of humor, I think that's a great place to start for British comedy in terms of your character.”