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Johnny Vegas

16 quotes

Not every great thinker makes it into the history books, but Johnny Vegas's words speak for themselves. The range of their thinking — from Home to Funny — speaks to an intellectual restlessness that shows in every quote. Our collection holds 18 quotes from Johnny Vegas, each offering a different angle on Home, Funny, Family, Dad, and Birthday. As Johnny Vegas put it: "I've got too much respect for stand-ups to call myself one."

“I'm getting positive feedback for my acting so we'll see if any other interesting parts come up.”

— Johnny Vegas

Positive

All Quotes by Johnny Vegas

“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.”

— Johnny Vegas

Wedding

“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.”

— Johnny Vegas

Home

“You always hear people saying, 'I hope I'm not turning into my dad', but I'd be honoured if I became half as decent a bloke as he is.”

— Johnny Vegas

Dad

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

— Johnny Vegas

Fear

“I've spent lots of time in London, I studied in London, I like London. It's just not my home.”

— Johnny Vegas

Home

“I trained to be a priest - started to. I went to seminary school when I was 11. I wanted to be a priest, but when they told me I could never have sex, not even on my birthday, I changed my mind.”

— Johnny Vegas

Birthday

“I've got too much respect for stand-ups to call myself one.”

— Johnny Vegas

Respect

“I came back from university thinking I knew all about politics and racism, not knowing my dad had been one of the youngest-serving Labour councillors in the town and had refused to work in South Africa years ago because of the situation there. And he's never mentioned it - you just find out. That's a real man to me. A sleeping lion.”

— Johnny Vegas

Dad

“I used to be good with kids, but as I get older, I'm grumpy and terrible with them. As for doing a gig at a 6-year old's birthday party, you couldn't pay me enough.”

— Johnny Vegas

Birthday

“I am a big fan of smelly cheeses but the rest of the family don't seem to be particularly keen on them.”

— Johnny Vegas

Family

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

— Johnny Vegas

Funny

“I'm getting positive feedback for my acting so we'll see if any other interesting parts come up.”

— Johnny Vegas

Positive

“The cheese board is my big treat at Christmas that I have to deny myself during the rest of year.”

— Johnny Vegas

Christmas

“My work's never been accepted by my family, but it's something I'll always carry on with.”

— Johnny Vegas

Family

“Oh, I'm terrible at travel.”

— Johnny Vegas

Travel

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

— Johnny Vegas

Funny