Ricky Gervais hosts the Golden Globes.
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Niagara Frontier Publications, January 12, 2010
If you’ve seen NBC’s promos for the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony, you know host Ricky Gervais isn’t too worried about whether he’ll succeed or fail as master of ceremonies. The funny man behind both The BBC and NBC versions of “The Office,” Gervais likes to joke about what could happen when he’s given the mic.
“You know, I don’t do well with anything that’s even close to hard work,” he tells “Behind the Screens.” “So it could go one of two ways, well go one of three ways. I could go up there and be pleasant, and do a wonderful job, and be professional about it.
“I could go up there, aim to do that, but then get a little bit annoyed and start berating everyone – including myself for ever thinking I could do this. That’s the other way.
“Or three, I decide to start drinking early. And then I’ll have a good time at least.
“So, I sort of hope it’s just the first one. I hope I go out there and do a pretty good job. I mean, this doesn’t affect me either way. If I’m being honest, I’ve never done anything to further my career or up my profile or as a stepping-stone to something else. I’ll probably never do this again.
“So in all honesty, this sort of thing doesn’t affect me because I sort of create my own labor. I, you know, the roles won’t dry up for me because I put myself in the things I’ve written and directed. So I always get a job. I’m my own boss. I give myself the job first.
“But of course, I want it to be good, and I want it to be fun, and I want it to be interesting, and I want it to be different. And I want people to say, ‘Oh, he did a really good job, and that bit was nice.’ So, of course, I’d rather it go well than badly.”
Undoubtedly, Gervais was asked to host because he steals the show from everyone else – host or otherwise – when he presents at awards shows. Though those moments are brief, he said his approach to hosting a three-hour show would be similar. |
