Richard Ayoade
Birthday: 12 June 1977, Whipp's Cross, London, England, UK
Birth Name: Richard Ellef Ayoade
Height: 188 cm
Richard Ellef Ayoade was born in Hammersmith, and grew up in Suffolk, in England, the son of a Norwegian mother, Dagny Amalie (Baassuik), and a Nigerian father, Layide Ade Laditi Ayoade. He studied La ...Show More
I'm not good at watching myself.
I'm not good at watching myself.
No. I really don't think I'm cool. I'm not.
No. I really don't think I'm cool. I'm not.
I suppose I sort of like effects that have some organic elements rather than ones that are entirely Show more
I suppose I sort of like effects that have some organic elements rather than ones that are entirely generated by a computer. Just because, no matter how complex the algorithm is, it's still an algorithm. Hide
The act of seeing any film generally is you knowing more than the characters, even if it's the class Show more
The act of seeing any film generally is you knowing more than the characters, even if it's the classic Hitchcock shot of two people talking and a bomb being under the table. Part of the pleasure of it is seeing where people go wrong, and the irony of situations. Hide
I'm not sure I'd hire myself in anything. I certainly couldn't be an actor. That would be terrible. Show more
I'm not sure I'd hire myself in anything. I certainly couldn't be an actor. That would be terrible. For everyone. Hide
My parents didn't go to university and weren't brought up in England. They hadn't heard of any other Show more
My parents didn't go to university and weren't brought up in England. They hadn't heard of any other universities other than 'Cambridge' or 'Oxford.' Hide
I'm just terrible. At talking. With words.
I'm just terrible. At talking. With words.
As in, I think 'Badlands' is one of the funniest films of all time: 'Every day I wish I was carried Show more
As in, I think 'Badlands' is one of the funniest films of all time: 'Every day I wish I was carried off to a magical land, but that never happened' is one of the funniest lines in any film. Hide
Louis Malle is maybe one of my favourite directors, but I love Tarantino.
Louis Malle is maybe one of my favourite directors, but I love Tarantino.
[explaining the message of The Double (2013)] Darth Vader is within all of us. And I remember that e Show more
[explaining the message of The Double (2013)] Darth Vader is within all of us. And I remember that every time I shower. Hide
I find performing very difficult. It's difficult to be a good actor. I get very nervous, even though Show more
I find performing very difficult. It's difficult to be a good actor. I get very nervous, even though it sounds disingenuous, because you could legitimately go, 'Well, why do it?' Hide
I've only ever really been in shows of friends, so I don't know exactly what happened. I think I'm i Show more
I've only ever really been in shows of friends, so I don't know exactly what happened. I think I'm incredibly cheap to hire. That can buy some traction. I'm as cheap as it's possible for an actor to be legally. Hide
A lot of comedies are based on the reaction shot. You have one person doing something stupid and one Show more
A lot of comedies are based on the reaction shot. You have one person doing something stupid and one person is generally the straight man, and the laughs generally come on the reaction of the straight man to the funny thing the other person has done. Hide
I like Roy Orbison's video for 'I Drove All Night' because it's so literal. It is just a man driving Show more
I like Roy Orbison's video for 'I Drove All Night' because it's so literal. It is just a man driving throughout the night. I like that silliness. To be in a video is a ridiculous thing. It's almost impossible to do it without any humour. Hide
I was directing before I started doing 'The IT Crowd.' It wasn't something that led on after acting Show more
I was directing before I started doing 'The IT Crowd.' It wasn't something that led on after acting I guess. I was sort of doing this stuff before acting. Hide
I don't really know what my personality is anyway. I don't really have one.
I don't really know what my personality is anyway. I don't really have one.
Richard Ayoade's FILMOGRAPHY
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as Actor (268)
as Director (2)
as Creator (2)
Richard Ayoade'S roles
Treebor
Mr. Pickles
Himself - Guest Presenter
Jamarcus
Moss
