Quotes from Johnny Vegas

There is something more spiritual to us than what we are on this earth, but how you access it I'm not sure.

We all have days where we can't pronounce things or give it the emotion it deserves.

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

I've got my finger in a lot of pies.

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

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.

I used to attract a lot of feeders. I'd be quite happy to be locked in someone's flat and fed liquidised burgers.

You don't want to be flattered and become big-headed by getting awards. But, well, I am.

I hate flying, airports and the whole rigmarole - queuing up, security and lost luggage.

They look outside the windows of their apartment in town and realize they're not living in a terrace anymore. This is a room full of dreamers who like to go to London for a day.

There's lots of stuff about me being a fan of Cliff but not being gay. Which suggests that he is, but he's not. Anyway, this is Channel 4, let their lawyers sort it out.

You get people who come to London, sever links with where they come from, and then when they need people, there's nobody there. To feel like you can't go back home would be a horribly sad place to be, as is mistaking fame for genuine love and affection.

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.

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.

Never try to be witty with U.S. airport officials. It's always lost on them and you'll find yourself being put back on the plane.

'Johnny' was always a lone wolf when he got on stage. Him against the world, whereas suddenly, when I got into acting, people were relying on me.

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.

I think I'm realising more and more that I've got a job to do and I can't be doing the big nights out and working to my full potential the next day. I feel much better for it.

I couldn't be 'Johnny' in front of a camera in acting jobs and behind the camera I like to be 'Michael.' With directing, you can't do it by halves. There's a lot of reflection, and I have found that I, as 'Michael,' thrive on it. It's lovely coming home and feeling that stuff from a day's work as myself.

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

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 get to see it all the way through till the end.

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

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

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