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Johnny Vegas
British
Comedian
Born:
Sep 11
,
1971
Always
Me
Myself
People
Stage
You
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I've got my finger in a lot of pies.
Johnny Vegas
Finger
Got
Lot
I still give myself the right to be highly critical of others, though.
Johnny Vegas
Myself
Others
Though
Critical
Give
Highly
Still
Right
Comedy's so subjective, and if someone comes to watch, doesn't get it, doesn't find it funny, then fine.
Johnny Vegas
Funny
Comedy
Find
Fine
Someone
Subjective
Get
Then
Watch
The idea of being on TV 24 hours a day and people seeing the real me... No.
Johnny Vegas
Day
Me
People
TV
Seeing
Idea
Hours
Real
Being
Class still matters in Britain today.
Johnny Vegas
Today
Class
Matters
Still
Britain
I believe that Britain is becoming more class-conscious, and I quake at the very idea of Old Etonians ruling the world again.
Johnny Vegas
World
Old
Believe
Ruling
More
Idea
Becoming
Very
Again
Britain
I avoid any kind of organised trips as that's one of my bugbears.
Johnny Vegas
Kind
Trips
Any
Organised
Avoid
I struggle as a writer, and I'm convinced that if I was at school now, I'd be termed as having ADS. Two minutes and I'm drifting.
Johnny Vegas
Struggle
School
Minutes
Drifting
Having
Ads
Writer
Termed
Convinced
Now
Two
If you write, produce and direct, you own things and see them through to the end.
Johnny Vegas
You
Own
See
Direct
Through
Write
End
Them
Produce
Things
In credits, I'm 'Michael' sometimes now, but people know you as something, so there's no point fighting it. 'Squiggle,' you'll always be 'Prince,' and 'The Rock,' just accept it. I want to move on, but not that much. So I'm still known as 'Johnny Vegas.'
Johnny Vegas
You
People
Sometimes
Move On
Fighting
Something
No Point
Johnny
Point
Vegas
Prince
Know
Known
Accept
Rock
Always
Still
Michael
Move
Just
Want
Much
Now
Credits
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.
Johnny Vegas
God
You
Yourself
Book
Writing
About
Examine
Like
Forced
Go
Oh
Oh My God
Happened
Really
Reason
Therapy
Things
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.
Johnny Vegas
Work
Myself
Day
Home
You
Reflection
Thrive
Feeling
Jobs
Directing
Johnny
Stuff
Like
Halves
Coming
Coming Home
Camera
Lot
Michael
Front
Behind
Lovely
Acting
Found
People are always asking, 'Where does Michael Pennington end and Johnny Vegas begin,' and you're going, 'It's not like that: it's blurred right across.'
Johnny Vegas
You
People
Johnny
Vegas
Like
Does
Always
End
Michael
Begin
Going
Where
Blurred
Asking
Across
Right
From a certain age, I sort of accepted myself for what I was. And although to other people it was like nothing ever goes right, I had a really nice attitude that I'd inherited from my parents, and especially from my dad.
Johnny Vegas
Attitude
Myself
Age
People
Parents
Nothing
Nice
Other
Had
Like
Sort
Although
Accepted
Goes
Really
Certain
Certain Age
Inherited
Dad
Ever
Right
'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.
Johnny Vegas
Me
Past
Otherwise
Back
Those
Destroyed
Out
Laughs
Would
Johnny
Could
Take
Throwing
Getting
Upset
Ordinarily
Which
Who
Tweaking
Mechanism
Things
Coping
I am very proud of what 'Johnny' achieved in stand-up comedy because he believed entirely in giving an audience the best kick he could. But he was someone who was quite detrimental to my health, both emotionally and physically.
Johnny Vegas
Best
Health
Comedy
Giving
Kick
Someone
Entirely
Johnny
Physically
Both
Could
Detrimental
Emotionally
He
Because
Audience
Proud
Am
Very
Quite
Achieved
Stand-Up Comedy
Who
Believed
I've been offered all the reality TV shows but have turned them down. If I did it as 'Johnny,' there'd be no jungle left! It was really hard regaining control of myself, so I am reluctant to let 'Johnny' back out of the box.
Johnny Vegas
Myself
Reality
Control
Down
Back
Out
TV
TV Shows
Reluctant
Johnny
Box
Am
Been
Left
Jungle
Offered
Did
Them
Reality TV
Turned
Really
Hard
Shows
Being 'Johnny' was almost like an out of body experience. I thought he was just a character that I'd created and could quite easily step away from, but it was much more difficult than that.
Johnny Vegas
Character
Experience
Thought
Difficult
Easily
Out
More
Johnny
Could
He
Step
Almost
Like
Than
Quite
Just
Being
Much
Created
Body
Away
I always say that the stand-up world is the arena of the unwell, and it is.
Johnny Vegas
World
Say
Arena
Always
'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.
Johnny Vegas
Me
People
World
Wolf
Stage
Lone
Lone Wolf
Johnny
Relying
He
Him
Always
Got
Were
Whereas
Against
Acting
Suddenly
I don't want to demonise 'Johnny.' I was really proud of what he achieved. Especially within stand-up. He was quite a unique voice. I will always possibly be trading off 'Johnny's name, but there's a lot more things that I'm able to do now - the strengths that 'Michael' can bring to it.
Johnny Vegas
Will
Possibly
Able
More
Johnny
Voice
He
Name
Within
Always
Proud
Trading
Lot
Off
Michael
Quite
Achieved
Want
Really
Unique
Now
Things
Bring
Strengths
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.
Johnny Vegas
Love
Comedy
Become
Think
Other
Others
Circuit
Those
Out
Find
Some
Within
Genuine
Comics
Friends
Get
Each
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