Quotes by Johnny Vegas

About Johnny Vegas:

Michael Joseph Pennington, Sr. is an English actor and comedian, known for his angry rants, surreal humour, portly figure and high husky voice.
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Being behind the camera is where I feel comfortable. I've found something that I feel I, as 'Michael,' can be as confident in as 'Johnny' was on the stage. It's great being part of the creative process. You're right at the start of an idea, and you g...

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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 don...

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I wanted to try and trace the genuine origins of 'Johnny' and how he so successfully staged this takeover of 'Michael Pennington.' 'Johnny' is a contradiction to who I am as a person. I'm not very good at confrontation, I have a tendency to internali...

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For the greater good, I thought I should be a spiritual leader for people for some reason.

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I came from a very loving home, had a happy life with no great aspirations, but going to the seminary changed me. There was a chunk of my childhood missing. Once I'd realised it wasn't for me, I still felt a tremendous pressure to continue for fear o...

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You can't be a proper comic unless you've been out on stage and felt the fear.

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It is easy for me to love myself, but for ladies to do it is another question altogether.

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Comedy's so subjective, and if someone comes to watch, doesn't get it, doesn't find it funny, then fine.

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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'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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Health-wise, I couldn't have said what my life expectancy would've been if I'd just carried on doing solid blocks of stand-up.

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I was loved as a kid; I was raised with more love and emotional support than most folks could wish for... my memories aged nought to ten... are all bound up together in a mesh of innocence and fun.

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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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I love the way my weight fluctuates in the newspapers. It was 18 stone and then people look at a bad picture of me and add a few more stone on. I think the highest was 22 stone.

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When I wasn't as attractive as I am now, I suffered at the hands of cruel children and their taunts until I realised that confidence and a bit of aesthetic care can overcome that.

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We had a week off in the middle of shooting, but as soon as everyone stopped, we all went down with six different types of flu and other unmentionable diseases.

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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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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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Baldness is visually enough of a stigma as it is without a big sweaty bloke on stage pointing it out.

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I also want to return to doing stand-up. I've become frightened of live audiences. This is a really telling sign that I need to go back on the comedy circuit again.

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You know, there's that temptation in interviews to make yourself sound - well, to give yourself a bit of mystery.

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Author Bio

  • NameJohnny Vegas
  • DescriptionEnglish comedian
  • BornSeptember 11, 1971
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor; Comedian; Screenwriter; Film Producer; Rugby League Player