Ricky Gervais clashes Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Johnny Depp

Everyone who saw his hilarious speeches at the Golden Globes understood it: Ricky Gervais is not a fan of Hollywood stars.

Or at least he doesn't admire them any more than anyone else.

This was explained by the British comic, author, among others, of some of the most unanimously acclaimed series by critics of the last 15 years, including 

,

,

or

in mind.

As the third and final season of

is currently streaming on Netflix, he detailed why everyday people interest him so much more.

“I love humanity, with all its faults.

It is the people I want to represent.

The characters in

look like real people.

The people of

are not monsters.

Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, George Clooney… They are monsters!

Nobody looks like that!

But if you walk around an average British town, there are plenty of people who look like me.

They are deranged,” he told the NME.

And to continue: “The real world is more amazing, crazier and stranger than fiction.

And I write about them because winners aren't funny.

There's nothing fun about being perfect and winning.

Being imperfect is funny.

Having a bad day is funny.

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emotional reaction

If he is proud of the success of the series (fans who follow him on Twitter should expect to receive notifications and retweets of the slightest positive criticism that has been shared), Ricky Gervais is especially moved by the reaction that 'she seems to arouse in the spectators.

tells the life of a disillusioned local journalist, who is struggling to recover from the death of his wife, and how he tries to stay upright, despite the mourning.

“I never had an emotional reaction to what I did, like with

.

Everyone has lost someone.

Everyone knows what it is.

That's why I think fiction is so important.

We create our own heroes and villains as role-playing games for the soul.

Bad people have their punishment.

Hopefully the right people are rewarded.

And no one is really hurt.

You can cry while watching a series.

But you can also turn it off,” he concluded.

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