Mathew Baynton Quotes & Sayings

I went to drama school and, after that, went to Paris to train at a place called Ecole Philippe Gaulier. When I came home, I realised I'd have to have a serious stab at it. I didn't have an agent and didn't have the traditional drama school showcase, so I started a comedy group with a couple of friends. — Mathew Baynton

Growing up, I watched shows such as 'Blackadder' and 'Monty Python' with my parents. — Mathew Baynton

I've seen a lot of shows, but I can't possibly cram in everything that I'd like to, and it's exhausting trying to. — Mathew Baynton

There's a reason people love watching blooper reels of actors falling about laughing. — Mathew Baynton

I always performed as a kid to make my family laugh and was more concerned with making kids at school laugh than I was about the lessons. — Mathew Baynton

I think we all have a similar philosophy about comedy and comic performance which is that it's at its best when you can see the pleasure the performer has, when you can see a glimmer in the eye. — Mathew Baynton

When you're surrounded by brilliant people it really is just easy to do your job. — Mathew Baynton

I always had the desire to perform. If it wasn't my career now, I'd still be doing amateur dramatics. It's just something you love, and when you get paid to do it, you pinch yourself every day. — Mathew Baynton

When I watch comedy I love to see that pleasure in the performer's eye and that sense of cheek - and even those moments when you can see someone is trying not to laugh. — Mathew Baynton

It's so infectious to watch people having fun. — Mathew Baynton

In comedy you feel you need to go back to the theatre every now and again, you feel you need to go back to an audience every now and again to see if you're still getting your craft right, making people laugh at the moments you think they should and that sort of thing. — Mathew Baynton