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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."

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

— Johnny Vegas

Fear

All Quotes by Johnny Vegas

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

— Johnny Vegas

Positive

“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

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

— Johnny Vegas

Funny

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

— Johnny Vegas

Fear

“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

“Oh, I'm terrible at travel.”

— Johnny Vegas

Travel

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

— Johnny Vegas

Family

“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

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

— Johnny Vegas

Funny

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

— Johnny Vegas

Christmas

“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 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

“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

“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

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