Johnny Vegas Quotes
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Some comics are in it for what they can get out of it. Others are in it for a love of comedy. I think those that are in it for a genuine love of comedy find each other within the circuit and become friends.
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My first holiday to San Francisco in 1998-99 was supposed to be a two-week vacation but I ended up staying five weeks and nearly didn't come home.
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There was always that thing with 'Johnny' - I always saw myself as his writer and PR. But when he got out there, I had no control. His whole thing was going off on those flights of fancy. Going, 'Let's see what we can possibly do that hasn't been done before up here.' And when it works, it's lovely; it's a great night.
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There's this idea that it has to be made in London. But we've got everything up here, and if you've got comics who are gifted because of where they're from, you shouldn't drag them away from that natural resource.
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I get obsessed with decorations and decorating the house. I keep it tasteful outside, but when you get inside it is a bit like Blackpool illuminations, I go bonkers!
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Writing a book about yourself is like therapy, and you go 'Oh My God, that's the reason that happened.' Writing about it, you're forced to really examine things.
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I've got little ankles and a bit of a belly, so it makes me look rather an egg on legs.
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I'm loath to use my personal life to promote what I do, but at the same time, I don't like a journalist going away with no more than you could get off Wikipedia, where most of it's invented anyway.
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'Johnny' was a coping mechanism who could take those things which could have ordinarily destroyed me, by tweaking my past and throwing it back out there, getting laughs from things that would have otherwise upset me.
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I always say that the stand-up world is the arena of the unwell, and it is.
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I found popularity through self-destruction, and that can be quite addictive.
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We all have days where we can't pronounce things or give it the emotion it deserves.
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If you write, produce and direct, you own things and see them through to the end.
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I'd never experienced stress before I did stand-up, and it was a massive shock to my system, this thing of waking up, and the nerves of, 'You're on stage tonight.'
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I think if you're at the point where you're popular enough to sell your wedding photos to OK! Magazine then you don't need the money.
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This autocue was obviously written for someone else and I've been brought in at the last minute.
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I used to attract a lot of feeders. I'd be quite happy to be locked in someone's flat and fed liquidised burgers.