I had a massive amount of self-belief when I did stand-up. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes amount belief massive
My name is Michael Pennington, and I am not a comic character. Johnny Vegas charactercomicmichael Change image and share on social
I thought I could play the hellraiser and then put 'Johnny Vegas' back in his box. I found popularity through self-destruction. The more you damage yourself, the more people are drawn to you, and that can be quite addictive. It is not a lifestyle you can maintain. Johnny Vegas addictivebackbox share on social
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 bigcheesefamily Change image and share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
Although I write to entertain, and try to keep my work free of didacticism, I do have a rather passionate belief in our need to be connected to - and to learn from - history. Mal Peet beliefconnectdidacticism Change image and share on social
Britain is no longer one of the world's price setters. It is painful. It is a challenge to us in government to explain all that, and it is a pity that the political class is not preparing the public for it to understand how massive the problem is. Vince Cable britainchallengeclass share on social
